LINDSAY, Thomas Bond
Details
Date of Birth
Born City
New York
Born State/Country
NY
Parents
John W. Lindsay & wife.
Date of Death
Death City
Glenview
Death State/Country
KY
Married
Ada A. Hubbard, 25 June 1874.
EDUCATION
M.A. Wesleyan, 1874; study in Germany, 1874-77; Ph.D. Boston U., 1882.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tchr. Newton (MA) HS, 1877-88; asst. prof, to prof. & chair Lat. & Sanskr. & chair Lat. dept. Boston U., 1878-1909; univ. librarian.
DISSERTATION
"Consonant-Variation in the Italic Dialects," (Boston U., 1882).
PUBLICATIONS
Cornelius Nepos (New York, 1882); Easy Latin Lessons, with G. W. Rollins (Boston, 1890); The Satires of Juvenal (New York, 1890); Sight Slips in Latin (Boston, 1892).
NOTES
Thomas Lindsay was a devoted educator admired for his ability to bring the classics into living relation with the world of his day. He was the first Boston University Librarian and the Lindsay Classical Library was established in his memory by students and alumni.
SOURCES
Bostonia (Oct. 1909, July 1910); WhAm 1:732.
AUTHOR
Elizabeth B. Rodman