Peterson, William, 1856-1921

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Name (Latin)
Peterson, William, 1856-1921
Other forms of name
Peterson, W. (William), 1856-1921
Peterson, William, Sir, 1856-1921
Date of birth
1856-05-29
Date of death
1921-01-04
Place of birth
Edinburgh (Scotland)
Place of death
Hampstead Heath (London, England)
Other associated place
Montréal (Québec)
Field of activity
Classical languages
Classical literature
Translators
Associate group
University of Edinburgh
Corpus Christi College (University of Oxford)
University College, Dundee
University College, Dundee (1882 - 1882)
McGill University
McGill University (1895 - 1895)
Occupation
College teachers
College administrators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 24705767
Wikidata: Q8016825
Library of congress: n 85098913
Sources of Information
  • Agricola, 1970:t.p. (Sir W. Peterson)
  • LC data base, 4/24/85(hdg.: Peterson, William, Sir, 1856-1921)
  • McGill University. Archives. Principal William Peterson papers, 1905-1918, 1976:t.p. (Principal William Peterson)
  • Wikipedia, 1 May 2013(William Peterson (academic); Sir William Peterson, KCMG, born 29 May 1856, Edinburgh, Scotland; died 4 January 1921, Hampstead Heath, England; Scottish Latinist and classical scholar; graduate of University of Edinburgh (1875) and Corpus Christi College, Oxford (1879); principal of University College, Dundee, 1882-1895; principal of McGill University 1895-1919; suffered a stroke in Montreal in 1919, returned to England, where he died)
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