Alpheus Crosby
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Alpheus Crosby | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 October 1810 |
| Died | 17 April 1874 (aged 63) |
| Occupations | Classicist, author |
| Spouse(s) |
Abigail Grant Jones Cutler
(m. 1834)Martha Kingman (m. 1861) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Dartmouth University (BA) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | |
Alpheus Crosby (1810–1874) was an American classicist, scholar and author.
Crosby was born on October 13, 1810, in Sandwich, New Hampshire, to Asa Crosby and Abigail Russell Crosby.[1] He entered Dartmouth College at age 13,[1] then received a Bachelor of Arts in either 1817 or 1827,[2] after which he studied theology at Andover Theological Seminary in the 1830s.[1]
In April 1833, Crosby became Professor of the Latin and Greek Languages and Literature at Dartmouth College.[1] In 1857, he became the principal of the Massachusetts State Normal School.[2]
Crosby married Abigail Grant Jones Cutler on August 27, 1834, then Martha Kingman on February 12, 1861.[1]
He died April 17, 1874, in Salem, Massachusetts.[1]
