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{{Short description|American classical scholar and educator}}
'''Albert Harkness''' (1822–1907) was an [[United States|American]] classical scholar and educator, born at [[Mendon, Massachusetts|Mendon]], [[Massachusetts]] He graduated at [[Brown University]] in 1842, was senior master of the Providence High School from 1846 to 1853, pursued studies in [[Germany]] at the universities of [[Humboldt University of Berlin|Berlin]], [[University of Bonn|Bonn]], and [[Georg-August University of Göttingen|Göttingen]], and was the first American to obtain a degree from Bonn ([[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]], 1854). In 1855 he was appointed [[professor]] of Greek in Brown University. He visited [[Europe]] in 1870 and 1883 and there investigated educational questions, in particular the methods of German and English universities. He assisted in founding the [[American Philological Association]], of which he was a first vice president in 1869-70 and president in 1875-76. As a member of the [[Archaeological Institute of America|Archæological Institute of America]], he was appointed in 1881 to the committee on the expediency of establishing an [[United States|American]] [[School of Classical Studies]] at [[Athens]], an institution which was opened in 1882. In 1884 he was elected director of the school. He lectured extensively before learned societies, contributed valuable papers on original researches in [[philology]] to the ''[[Transactions of the American Philological Association|Transactions]]'' of the American Philological Association, and from 1851 published a series of textbooks in Latin studies, of which it may be said that from them dated the beginning of a new era in the Latin department of classical studies in America. The volumes include:
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[[File:Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations (1896) (14594106929).jpg|thumb|Albert Harkness]]
'''Albert Harkness''' (October 6, 1822{{spaced ndash}}May 27, 1907) was an American classical scholar and educator. He was professor of Greek at [[Brown University]], and helped found the [[American Philological Association]] and the [[American School of Classical Studies at Athens]].

==Early life==
Harkness was born in [[Mendon, Massachusetts|Mendon]], [[Massachusetts]]<ref>{{cite book|last=The Society|title=The New England Historical and Genealogical Register|year=1907|publisher=The Society|page=406|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uiFAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA406 }}</ref> and attended [[Uxbridge High School (Massachusetts)|Uxbridge High School]] and [[Worcester Academy]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rhode Island Historical Society|title=Proceedings of the Rhode Island Historical Society, Volume 6|year=1908|publisher=The Society|page=65|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sIwlAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA65 }}</ref> He graduated from Brown University in 1842.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brown University|title=Annual Report of the President to the Corporation of Brown University|year=1900|publisher=Brown University|page=21|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dvzOAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA21 }}</ref> He was senior master of Providence High School from 1846 to 1853,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/Databases/Encyclopedia/search.php?serial=H0030|title=From Martha Mitchell's Encyclopedia Brunoniana Harkness, Albert 1842|publisher = Brown University|accessdate= March 28, 2014}}</ref> and pursued studies in [[Germany]] at the universities of [[Humboldt University of Berlin|Berlin]], [[University of Bonn|Bonn]], and [[University of Göttingen|Göttingen]]. Harkness was the first American to obtain a degree from Bonn ([[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]], 1854).<ref>{{cite book|last=Rhode Island Historical Society|title=Proceedings of the Rhode Island Historical Society, Volume 6|year=1908|publisher=The Society|page=65|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sIwlAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA65 }}</ref>

==Career==
In 1855, he was appointed [[professor]] of Greek in Brown University, a position he held until his retirement in 1892.<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Alfred Emanuel and Walton, Francis|title=New Outlook, Volume 86|year=1907|publisher=Outlook Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_mesB6-P1ZjkC/page/n294 270]|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_mesB6-P1ZjkC }}</ref>

He visited [[Europe]] in 1870 and 1883 and there investigated educational questions, in particular the methods of German and English universities. He assisted in founding the [[American Philological Association]],<ref>{{cite book|title=American journal of archaeology|year=1907|page=342|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=COEsAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA342 }}</ref> of which he was a first vice president in 1869-1870 and [[List of Presidents of the American Philological Association|president]] in 1875–1876. As a member of the [[Archaeological Institute of America|Archæological Institute of America]], he was appointed in 1881 to the committee on the expediency of establishing an [[American School of Classical Studies at Athens]], an institution which was opened in 1882.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/Databases/Encyclopedia/search.php?serial=H0030|title=From Martha Mitchell's Encyclopedia Brunoniana Harkness, Albert 1842|publisher = Brown University|accessdate= March 28, 2014}}</ref> In 1884, he was elected director of the school.<ref>{{cite book|last=American School of Classical Studies at Athens|title=Papers of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Volume 1|year=1885|publisher=American School of Classical Studies at Athens|page=265|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XH0rAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA265 }}</ref> In 1869, he received the degree of [[Doctor of Laws|LL.D.]] from Brown University.<ref>{{cite book|last=E.L. Kellogg & Company|title=The School Journal, Volume 74|year=1907|publisher=E.L. Kellogg & Company|page=573|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GoA4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA573 }}</ref>

He lectured extensively before learned societies, contributed valuable papers on original researches in [[philology]] to the ''[[Transactions of the American Philological Association|Transactions]]'' of the American Philological Association, and from 1851 published a series of textbooks in Latin studies, of which it may be said that from them dated the beginning of a new era in the Latin department of classical studies in America.<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Alfred Emanuel and Walton, Francis|title=New Outlook, Volume 86|year=1907|publisher=Outlook Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_mesB6-P1ZjkC/page/n294 270]|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_mesB6-P1ZjkC }}</ref>

==Death==
Harkness died in [[Providence, Rhode Island]] on May 27, 1907.<ref>{{cite book|last=The Society|title=The New England Historical and Genealogical Register|year=1907|publisher=The Society|page=406|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uiFAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA406 }}</ref>

==Family life==
Harkness was the son of Southwick and Phebe (Thayer) Harkness. On May 28, 1849, Harkness married Maria Aldrich Smith. Their son Albert Granger Harkness was a Professor of Roman Literature and History at Brown University,<ref>{{cite book|last=Briggs|first=Ward W.|title=Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists|year=1994|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|page=259|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k8-uLxAnngUC&pg=PA259 |isbn=9780313245602}}</ref> and their daughter Clara Frances married [[William Carey Poland]], a professor at Brown University.<ref>{{cite book|last=White|first=James Terry|title=The National Cyclopedia of American Biography|year=1896|publisher=J. T. White Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_z9kbAAAAIAAJ/page/n39 24]|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_z9kbAAAAIAAJ }}</ref>

==Published works==
* ''First Latin Book'' (1851)
* ''First Latin Book'' (1851)
* "First Greek Book" (1860, 1885 revised)original cost was $1.05 hardback and was published by American Book Company New York, Cincinnati and Chicago from the press of D. Appleton & Company with two prefaces (original and Revised respectively)
* "First Greek Book" (1860, 1885 revised) original cost was $1.05 hardback and was published by American Book Company New York, Cincinnati and Chicago from the press of D. Appleton & Company with two prefaces (original and revised, respectively)
* ''Second Latin Book and Reader'' (1853)
* ''Second Latin Book and Reader'' (1853)
* ''A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges'' (1864)
* a ''Latin Reader'' (1865)
* a ''Latin Reader'' (1865)
* ''Introduction to Latin Composition'' (1868, 1888)
* ''Introduction to Latin Composition'' (1868, 1888)
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* a standard ''Latin Grammar'' (1864, 1881), published in a thorough revision with many additions as ''A Complete Latin Grammar'' (1898)
* a standard ''Latin Grammar'' (1864, 1881), published in a thorough revision with many additions as ''A Complete Latin Grammar'' (1898)


==References==
Professor Harkness received the degree of [[Doctor of Laws|LL.D.]] from Brown University in 1869.
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Revision as of 01:16, 20 January 2024

Albert Harkness
Born(1822-10-06)October 6, 1822
Mendon, Massachusetts
DiedMay 27, 1907(1907-05-27) (aged 84)
Providence, Rhode Island
CitizenshipUS
SpouseMaria Aldrich Smith Harkness
ChildrenAlbert Granger Harkness
Clara Frances Harkness
Parent(s)Southwick Harkness
Phebe (Thayer) Harkness
Academic background
Alma materBrown University
Berlin
Bonn
Göttingen
Albert Harkness

Albert Harkness (October 6, 1822 – May 27, 1907) was an American classical scholar and educator. He was professor of Greek at Brown University, and helped found the American Philological Association and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

Early life

Harkness was born in Mendon, Massachusetts[1] and attended Uxbridge High School and Worcester Academy.[2] He graduated from Brown University in 1842.[3] He was senior master of Providence High School from 1846 to 1853,[4] and pursued studies in Germany at the universities of Berlin, Bonn, and Göttingen. Harkness was the first American to obtain a degree from Bonn (Ph.D., 1854).[5]

Career

In 1855, he was appointed professor of Greek in Brown University, a position he held until his retirement in 1892.[6]

He visited Europe in 1870 and 1883 and there investigated educational questions, in particular the methods of German and English universities. He assisted in founding the American Philological Association,[7] of which he was a first vice president in 1869-1870 and president in 1875–1876. As a member of the Archæological Institute of America, he was appointed in 1881 to the committee on the expediency of establishing an American School of Classical Studies at Athens, an institution which was opened in 1882.[8] In 1884, he was elected director of the school.[9] In 1869, he received the degree of LL.D. from Brown University.[10]

He lectured extensively before learned societies, contributed valuable papers on original researches in philology to the Transactions of the American Philological Association, and from 1851 published a series of textbooks in Latin studies, of which it may be said that from them dated the beginning of a new era in the Latin department of classical studies in America.[11]

Death

Harkness died in Providence, Rhode Island on May 27, 1907.[12]

Family life

Harkness was the son of Southwick and Phebe (Thayer) Harkness. On May 28, 1849, Harkness married Maria Aldrich Smith. Their son Albert Granger Harkness was a Professor of Roman Literature and History at Brown University,[13] and their daughter Clara Frances married William Carey Poland, a professor at Brown University.[14]

Published works

  • First Latin Book (1851)
  • "First Greek Book" (1860, 1885 revised) original cost was $1.05 hardback and was published by American Book Company New York, Cincinnati and Chicago from the press of D. Appleton & Company with two prefaces (original and revised, respectively)
  • Second Latin Book and Reader (1853)
  • A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges (1864)
  • a Latin Reader (1865)
  • Introduction to Latin Composition (1868, 1888)
  • annotated editions of Cæsar's De Bello Gallico (1870, 1886)
  • select orations of Cicero (1973, 1882)
  • Sallust's Catilina (1878, 1884)
  • an annotated Course in Latin Prose Authors (1878)
  • a standard Latin Grammar (1864, 1881), published in a thorough revision with many additions as A Complete Latin Grammar (1898)

References

  1. ^ The Society (1907). The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. The Society. p. 406.
  2. ^ Rhode Island Historical Society (1908). Proceedings of the Rhode Island Historical Society, Volume 6. The Society. p. 65.
  3. ^ Brown University (1900). Annual Report of the President to the Corporation of Brown University. Brown University. p. 21.
  4. ^ "From Martha Mitchell's Encyclopedia Brunoniana Harkness, Albert 1842". Brown University. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  5. ^ Rhode Island Historical Society (1908). Proceedings of the Rhode Island Historical Society, Volume 6. The Society. p. 65.
  6. ^ Smith, Alfred Emanuel and Walton, Francis (1907). New Outlook, Volume 86. Outlook Publishing Company. p. 270.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ American journal of archaeology. 1907. p. 342.
  8. ^ "From Martha Mitchell's Encyclopedia Brunoniana Harkness, Albert 1842". Brown University. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  9. ^ American School of Classical Studies at Athens (1885). Papers of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Volume 1. American School of Classical Studies at Athens. p. 265.
  10. ^ E.L. Kellogg & Company (1907). The School Journal, Volume 74. E.L. Kellogg & Company. p. 573.
  11. ^ Smith, Alfred Emanuel and Walton, Francis (1907). New Outlook, Volume 86. Outlook Publishing Company. p. 270.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ The Society (1907). The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. The Society. p. 406.
  13. ^ Briggs, Ward W. (1994). Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 259. ISBN 9780313245602.
  14. ^ White, James Terry (1896). The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. J. T. White Company. p. 24.


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