Frank Bigelow Tarbell
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Frank Bigelow Tarbell PhD
(January 1, 1853 – December 4, 1920) was a professor of Classic Studies at the University of Chicago
from 1893 until 1918. He was also an associate professor of Greek at that institution. A historian
and archeologist, Tarbell published numerous books related to his field.
, Massachusetts
, Tarbell graduated from Lawrence Academy at Groton
at the age of 16. He was graduated in 1873 from Yale College
, where he was a member of the secret society
Skull and Bones
. He spent two years in Europe
before returning to Yale, where he received his doctorate
in 1879.
From 1876 until 1887 he taught at Yale, beginning as first tutor
in Greek
, then assistant professor of Greek, and finally instructor in logic
.
From 1888 until 1889, he was director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
. He returned to the United States to teach Greek at Harvard College
, remaining there from 1889 until 1892. Tarbell went back to the American School of Classical Studies to serve as secretary from 1892 until 1893.
He joined the faculty of the new University of Chicago
, first as associate professor of Greek from 1893 until 1894, then as professor of archeology until 1918, when he retired. He never married. Professor Tarbell was one of the faculty members chosen to lay the cornerstone for the University of Chicago Classics building on June 9, 1914.
He died following an operation in New Haven
, Connecticut
.
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(January 1, 1853 – December 4, 1920) was a professor of Classic Studies at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
from 1893 until 1918. He was also an associate professor of Greek at that institution. A historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and archeologist, Tarbell published numerous books related to his field.
Biography
Born in GrotonGroton, Massachusetts
Groton is a town located in northwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The population was 10,646 at the 2010 census. It is home to two noted prep schools: Groton School, founded in 1884, and Lawrence Academy at Groton, founded in 1793. The historic town hosts the National Shepley Hill Horse...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, Tarbell graduated from Lawrence Academy at Groton
Lawrence Academy at Groton
Lawrence Academy at Groton, , is a co-educational preparatory school located in Groton, Massachusetts, in the United States...
at the age of 16. He was graduated in 1873 from Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
, where he was a member of the secret society
Secret society
A secret society is a club or organization whose activities and inner functioning are concealed from non-members. The society may or may not attempt to conceal its existence. The term usually excludes covert groups, such as intelligence agencies or guerrilla insurgencies, which hide their...
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
. He spent two years in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
before returning to Yale, where he received his doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
in 1879.
From 1876 until 1887 he taught at Yale, beginning as first tutor
Tutor
A tutor is a person employed in the education of others, either individually or in groups. To tutor is to perform the functions of a tutor.-Teaching assistance:...
in Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
, then assistant professor of Greek, and finally instructor in logic
Logic
In philosophy, Logic is the formal systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning. Logic is used in most intellectual activities, but is studied primarily in the disciplines of philosophy, mathematics, semantics, and computer science...
.
From 1888 until 1889, he was director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is one of 17 foreign archaeological institutes in Athens, Greece.-General information:...
. He returned to the United States to teach Greek at Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
, remaining there from 1889 until 1892. Tarbell went back to the American School of Classical Studies to serve as secretary from 1892 until 1893.
He joined the faculty of the new University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, first as associate professor of Greek from 1893 until 1894, then as professor of archeology until 1918, when he retired. He never married. Professor Tarbell was one of the faculty members chosen to lay the cornerstone for the University of Chicago Classics building on June 9, 1914.
He died following an operation in New Haven
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
.