Walter Dennison
American classical scholar
About Walter Dennison
Lived 1869 – 1917 (aged 47). Walter Dennison was an American university teacher, classical philologist, philologist and archaeologist.
Walter Dennison (August 9, 1869 - March 18, 1917) was an American archaeologist and epigraphist.
Dennison was born in Saline, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1893 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, in 1894 with a Master of Arts degree, and in 1897 with a PhD.
Additionally, he authored various educational texts, including a modified version of Kelsey’s popular outline of Latin Literature, Frieze’s Aeneid, and a version of Livy 1. He died from pneumonia before reaching his 48th birthday.
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Who was Walter Dennison?
American classical scholar (1869–1917)
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Walter Dennison was born on 9 August 1869 in Saline.
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Walter Dennison died on 18 March 1917 in Swarthmore.
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Walter Dennison was a university teacher, classical philologist, philologist and archaeologist.
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Walter Dennison was American.
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