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Definition of Classical scholar
1. Noun. A student of ancient Greek and Latin.
Generic synonyms: Humanist
Specialized synonyms: Latinist
Specialized synonyms: Benjamin Jowett, Jowett, George Gilbert Aime Murphy, Gilbert Murray, Murray, Friedrich August Wolf, Wolf
Derivative terms: Classics
Literary usage of Classical scholar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1894)
"ABB MORELL, THOMAS (1703-1784), classical scholar, born at Eton, Buckinghamshire,
... Morell's reputation as a classical scholar rests on his ' Thesaurus ..."
2. The Dictionary of Biographical Reference: Containing Over One Hundred by Lawrence Barnett Phillips (1889)
"lui, English classical scholar and author; 1787-1854 g. Valpy, Edward, English
classical scholar and author ; 1764*-1832 j? ..."
3. A Beginner's History of Philosophy by Herbert Ernest Cushman (1911)
"In his first and hist periods he was the classical scholar. ... As a Classical
Scholar (including his early years) (1588-1628) —the first forty years of his ..."
4. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1908)
"In 1508 I.—8 he went to Paris and there attained great reputation as a classical
scholar, being chosen in 1513 rector of the university. ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"From 1794 to 1796, being already a finished classical scholar and acquainted
with »everal modern languages, he studied at the university of Kiel, ..."
6. A Biographical History of Lancaster County: Being a History of Early by Alexander Harris (1872)
"He is a fine classical scholar, being master of the Greek, Latin and Hebrew
languages, and has also a ready acquaintance with the French. ..."
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