William Sheldon Hadley Explained

The subject was sometimes surnamed "Hadley", and sometimes "Sheldon Hadley"William Sheldon Hadley, LL.D (b. Moseley 22 October 1859 – d, Heacham 25 December 1927)^[1] was a British academic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.^[2]

Hadley was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1882, and M.A. in 1885.^[3] He became a Fellow of Pembroke in 1882;^[4] a Lecturer in Classics in 1884; and Master of Pembroke in 1912.

He was married to Edith Hadley, the daughter of the Reverend Robert Foster, chaplain to the Royal Hibernian Military School in Dublin. Their elder son, Isaac Peyton Sheldon Hadley, served in the First World War, was awarded a Military Cross, and, having been invalided home to convalesce, died of influenza in October 1918.^{[5] [6]} Their younger son, Patrick Hadley, also served in the War, during which he lost a leg, and went on to become a composer.

Works

• The War List of Pembroke College, 1914–1918, Cambridge University Press, 1922.
• The Alcestis of Euripides, Cambridge University Press, 1896 (Pitt Press Series).^[7]
• The Hecuba of Euripides, Cambridge University Press, 1894 (Pitt Press Series).^[8]
• Euripides, Hippolytus, Cambridge University Press, c. 1890.^{[9] [10]}

External links

• 7 letters from William Sheldon Hadley to Oscar Browning, The National Archives (United Kingdom)

Notes and References

1. 'Dr. W. S. Hadley' The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 27 December 1927; p. 13; Issue 44774
2. https://europeancollections.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/the-french-revolution-and-pembroke-the-hadley-collection/ European Collections
3. [Alumni Cantabrigienses]
4. University Intelligence. The Standard (London, England), Saturday, 7 October 1882; p. 3; Issue 18166
5. https://www.surreyinthegreatwar.org.uk/person/114214 Isaac Peyton Sheldon Hadley
6. https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1511519 Life Story – Peyton Sheldon Hadley
7. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-review/article/hadleys-edition-of-the-alcestis-the-alcestis-of-euripides-edited-with-introduction-and-notes-by-w-s-hadlet-ma-fellow-and-assistant-tutor-of-pembroke-college-cambridge-cambridge-university-press-1896-pitt-press-series-2s-6d/30BE16F737656A0E455B5BCAA3B36288 "Hadley's Edition of the Alcestis – The Alcestis of Euripides. Edited with Introduction and Notes by W. S. Hadlet, M.A., Fellow and Assistant Tutor of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Cambridge: University Press. 1896. (Pitt Press Series.) 2s. 6d."
8. Euripides; W. S. Hadley, ed., Euripidou Ekkabe. The Hecuba of Euripides, with introduction and notes, archive.org. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
9. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-review/article/hadleys-hippolytus-hippolytus-with-introduction-and-notes-by-w-s-hadley-12mo-pp-146-cambridge-university-press-2s/021081686B0E06958CB82BC2B36C7E7D "Hadley's Hippolytus – Hippolytus. With Introduction and Notes by W. S. Hadley. 12mo, pp. 146. Cambridge University Press. 2s."
10. https://www.publishinghistory.com/pitt-press-series-cambridge.html The Pitt Press Series (Cambridge University Press) – Book Series List