Charles H. Beeson Explained

Charles Henry Beeson (October 2, 1870^[1] –1949) was an Poetry (1925) has remained one of the leading texts for learning post-classical Latin. In addition, he was an active researcher and reviewer, especially for the journal Classical Philology. In 1935, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.^[2] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1940.^[3]

Biography

Beeson was born in Columbia City, Indiana.^[1] In 1893, he received his A.B. in classics from Indiana University.^[4] In 1895, he received his A.M. from Indiana. In 1907, he received his Ph.D. from Munich University.^[5] While at Indiana University he assisted Carl H. Eigenmann in studies of the fishes of Indiana, and elsewhere, and was the coauthor of a few ichthyological papers, including the Fishes of Indiana,^[6] Preliminary note on the relationship of the species usually united under the generic name Sebastodes ^[7] and Pteropodus dallii sp. nov.^[8]

During World War I, he worked in the Military Intelligence Division (MID) Cryptography Department (MI-8).^[9]

Publications

Books

• A Primer of Medieval Latin: An Anthology of Prose and Poetry, Chicago, 1925.

Articles

• The Vocabulary of the Annales Fuldenses, Speculum Vol. 1 (1), Jan. 1926: 31-37
• Isidore's Institutionum Disciplinae and Pliny the Younger, Classical Philology Vol. 8 (1), Jan. 1913: 93-98
• The Text Tradition of Donatus' Commentary on Terence, Classical Philology Vol. 17 (4), Oct. 1922: 283-305
• The Archetype of the Roman Agrimensores, Classical Philology Vol. 23 (1), Jan. 1928: 1-14
• The Manuscript Problem of Vitruvius, Classical Philology Vol. 30 (4) Oct. 1935: 342-347
• The Text History of the Corpus Caesarianum, Classical Philology Vol. 35 (2), Apr. 1940: 113-125
• The Collectaneum of Hadoard, Classical Philology Vol. 40 (4), Oct. 1945: 201-222
• The Manuscripts of Bede, Classical Philology Vol. 42 (2), Apr. 1947: 73-87
• Lupus of Ferrières and Hadoard, Classical Philology Vol. 43 (3) Jul. 1948: 190-191

Notes and References

1. https://archive.org/details/whoswho141926/page/251/mode/2up BEESON, Charles Henry
2. Web site: Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. May 30, 2011.
3. Web site: APS Member History . 2023-05-03 . search.amphilsoc.org.
4. Web site: Indiana University Register of Graduates - Illinois Residents. Illinois Genealogy Trails. May 30, 2011.
5. Book: Bowman, John Stewart. Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography. 1995. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 978-0521402583. registration.
6. Shelby D. Gerking . 1956 . A History of the Study of Fishes in Indiana . Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Sciences . 66 . 275–285.
7. Carl H. Eigenmann . Charles H. Beeson . and . 1893 . Preliminary note on the relationship of the species usually united under the generic name Sebastodes . American Naturalist . 27 . 319 . 668–671 . 2452003 .
8. Carl H. Eigenmann . Charles H. Beeson . and . 1894 . Pteropodus dallii sp. nov. . American Naturalist . 28 . 325 . 66 . 2451817 .
9. Book: Kahn, David. The Codebreakers: the Story of Secret Writing. 1996. Scribner. New York. 0-684-83130-9. 352.