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| Pearson, Alfred Chilton. Adm. pens. at CHRIST'S, June 11, 1879. [4th] s. of Robert Henry [merchant, of 23, Campden Hill Square]. B. [Oct. 8, 1861], at Notting Hill, London. Schools, Highgate and King's College School. Matric. Michs. 1879; Scholar, 1879 (Class. Trip., 1st Class, Pt I, 1881; Pt. II, 1st Class, 1883); B.A. 1884; M.A. 1887; Hare prize, 1889; Litt.D. 1919. Hon. Fellow, 1922-35. Professorial Fellow of Trinity, 1921-35. Hon. Litt.D., Manchester, 1926. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Oct. 6, 1882. Called to the Bar, June 17, 1885. Second Master at Bury St Edmunds School, 1890-2; Sixth Form Master at Ipswich School, 1892-3; Assistant Master at Dulwich College, 1893-1901. For a time occupied in business in London. Gladstone Professor of Greek at Liverpool University, 1919-21. Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge, 1921-8. Devoted himself to the study of the Greek tragedians, excelling as an expounder of Sophocles. F.B.A., 1924. Author, Fragments of Zeno and Cleanthea; editions of Euripides' Helena; Heraclidae; Phoenissae; an Abridgement of Jebb's Sophocles' Ajax; edited Headlam's Aeschylus' Agamemnon; Fragments of Sophocles; etc. Married, 1885, Edith Maud, 4th dau. of R. Green, and had issue. Died Jan. 2, 1935, in London; buried at Cherry Hinton, Cambs. (Peile, II. 669; Law Lists; Inns of Court; Who's Who; The Times, Jan. 3, 1935.) | Alfred Chilton PEARSON Approx. lifespan: 1861–1935 pens. Christ's College adm1879:06:11 4th s. of Robert HENRY [merchant, of 23 Campden Hill Square, [London], b. Notting Hill, London , 1861:10:08 schools Sch: Highgate School Highgate, [London], and Sch: King's College School [London], ???, Matric 1879:10MT: Scholar 1879 Class.Trip., 1st Class, Pt I 1881 Pt. II, 1st Class(1883); BA 1884 MA 1887 Hare Prize 1889 LittD 1919 Hon. Fellow 1922-35 Professorial Fellow of: : Trinity 1921-35 Hon. LittD Manchester, [Lancashire], 1926 Adm. Lincoln's Inn: 1882:10:06 Called to the Bar: 1885:06:17 Second Master at: : Sch: Bury St Edmunds School Bury St Edmunds, [Suffolk], 1890-92 Sixth Form Master at: : Sch: Ipswich School Ipswich, [Suffolk], 1892-93 Assistant Master at: : Sch: Dulwich College Dulwich, [London], 1893-1901 For a time occupied in business London , Gladstone Professor of Greek: Sch: Liverpool University Liverpool, [Lancashire], 1919-21 Regius Professor of: Greek CB, ???, 1921-28 Devoted himself to the study of the Greek tragedians, excelling as an expounder of Sophocles. FBA 1924 Publ.: Fragments of Zeno and Cleanthea ; editions of Euripides' Helena; Heraclidae; Phoenissae ; an Abridgement of Jebb's Sophocles' Ajax Publ.: edited Headlam's Aeschylus' Agamemnon; Fragments of Sophocles ; etc. m. 1885 Edith Maud GREEN 4th dau. of R. GREEN had issue d. London , 1935:01:02 buried Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire , ( Peile, II. 669; Law Lists; Inns of Court ; Who's Who; The Times 1935:01:03) |