Richmond Lattimore
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American poet and classicist (1906–1984)
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Richard Richmond Alexander Lattimore was an American translator, poet, Bible translator, and university teacher. Born in Baoding in 1906, he died in Rosemont in 1984. He held a Doctor of Philosophy and wrote in English. His notable works include The Complete Greek Tragedies, Iphigeneia in Tauris, Four Gospels and the Revelation, and Selected Poems.
Lattimore was educated at Dartmouth College, the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, and Christ Church. He received a Rhodes Scholarship and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He served as a university teacher at Bryn Mawr College. His sibling was Owen Lattimore.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1906
- Died
- 1984
- Works
- 28
Top works
- The complete Greek tragedies
- Aeschylus
- Iphigeneia in Tauris
- Four Gospels and the Revelation
- Selected poems
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Baoding
- Place of death
- Rosemont
- Sibling
- Owen Lattimore
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Christ Church
- Employer
- Bryn Mawr College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Rhodes Scholarship
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
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- date of death
- 1984-02-26
- date of birth
- 1906-05-06
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- writing language
- English language
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