Thomas George Tucker

Thomas George Tucker (29 March 1859 – 24 January 1946) was an Anglo-Australian academic, classicist, professor at the University of Melbourne and author.

Biography Tucker was born in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England. He was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School during his teenage years. He was foundation scholar of St John's College, Cambridge, in 1879, Craven scholar of the university in 1881, Senior Classic, Chancellor's classical medallist, and fellow of St. John's College in 1882. He was appointed Professor of Classics and English at the new University College, Auckland, New Zealand, in 1883; A Concise Etymological Dictionary of Latin (1931)