G. M. Hirst
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Gertrude Mary Hirst better known as G. M. Hirst, was an English
-American
classicist.
Hirst was born in Yorkshire
, the sister of journalist Francis Hirst and history writer Margaret Hirst. She attended Newnham College, Cambridge
, from 1887 to 1891, then moved to the United States to become a teacher at the Louisville Female Seminary, where she worked from 1891 to 1901. She meanwhile did graduate work at Columbia
under Edward Delavan Perry and Mortimer Lamson Earle
, earning a master's degree
in 1900 and Ph.D.
in 1901. Upon earning her Ph.D., she became a lecturer in Greek and Latin at Barnard College
, a position she held from 1901 through her retirement in 1943. She died in Croton, New York, in 1962.
She published a number of papers in classics journals, mainly commentaries on Roman
authors. Her most influential publication was her 1926 proposal (in Classical World vol. 19) that Livy
was born in 64 BC, rather than the traditional date of 59 BC; this claim would later also be advocated by Ronald Syme
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
classicist.
Hirst was born in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, the sister of journalist Francis Hirst and history writer Margaret Hirst. She attended Newnham College, Cambridge
Newnham College, Cambridge
Newnham College is a women-only constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1871 by Henry Sidgwick, and was the second Cambridge college to admit women after Girton College...
, from 1887 to 1891, then moved to the United States to become a teacher at the Louisville Female Seminary, where she worked from 1891 to 1901. She meanwhile did graduate work at Columbia
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
under Edward Delavan Perry and Mortimer Lamson Earle
Mortimer Lamson Earle
Mortimer Lamson Earle, Ph. D. was an American classical scholar. He was born in New York, and educated at Columbia College of Columbia University, receiving his doctorate in 1889. He was employed at Barnard College and Columbia University. He edited Euripides’ Alcestis ; Sophocles’ Œdipus...
, earning a master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in 1900 and Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in 1901. Upon earning her Ph.D., she became a lecturer in Greek and Latin at Barnard College
Barnard College
Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
, a position she held from 1901 through her retirement in 1943. She died in Croton, New York, in 1962.
She published a number of papers in classics journals, mainly commentaries on Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
authors. Her most influential publication was her 1926 proposal (in Classical World vol. 19) that Livy
Livy
Titus Livius — known as Livy in English — was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people. Ab Urbe Condita Libri, "Chapters from the Foundation of the City," covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome well before the traditional foundation in 753 BC...
was born in 64 BC, rather than the traditional date of 59 BC; this claim would later also be advocated by Ronald Syme
Ronald Syme
Sir Ronald Syme, OM, FBA was a New Zealand-born historian and classicist. Long associated with Oxford University, he is widely regarded as the 20th century's greatest historian of ancient Rome...
.