Harry Mortimer Hubbell

Harry Mortimer Hubbell (August 30, 1881 – February 24, 1971) was an American classicist.

Harry Mortimer Hubbell
BornAugust 30, 1881
Belvue, Kansas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 24, 1971 (aged 89)
North Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
SpouseAlice Pendleton Clark
Academic background
EducationYale University (BA, MA, PhD)
ThesisThe Influence of Isocrates on Cicero, Dionysius and Aristides
Academic work
DisciplineClassics
Sub-disciplineGreek literature
Classical rhetoric
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Goucher College

Early life and education

Hubbell was born in Belvue, Kansas. He graduated from Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Connecticut, received a BA, MA and PhD from Yale University.[1]

Career

Hubbell held a visiting professorship at the University of California, Berkeley. He was a Fulbright Fellow and, at Goucher College, one of the first John Hay Whitney Professors.[1]

His main area of research interest was Greek and Latin rhetoric.[1] His dissertation was titled The Influence of Isocrates on Cicero, Dionysius and Aristides.[2]

Personal life

Hubbell was married to Alice Pendleton Clark.[3] He died on February 24, 1971.[4]

References
  1. Parry, Adam (20 July 1972). Studies in Fifth Century Thought and Literature. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521083058. Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via Google Books.
  2. "Harry Mortimer Hubbell". goodreads.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. Association, American Philological (1 January 1994). Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313245602. Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via Google Books.
  4. "Hubbell, H. M. (Harry Mortimer), 1881-1971 - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
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