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Ebenezer Alfred Johnson

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American classical scholar

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According to Wikipedia, Ebenezer Alfred Johnson was an American classical scholar. Johnson was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on August 18, 1813, the son of Ebenezer and Sarah B. Johnson, Johnson graduated from Yale College in 1833. After teaching for two years in New Canaan, Conn., he became a tutor in Yale College, and during his tutorship of two years he was also engaged in study at Yale Law School. He was then admitted to the New Haven bar, but a year later accepted a call to an assistant professorship of Greek and Latin in the University of the City of New York. In 1840 he was made full Professor of Latin, and this chair he retained until his death. In 1867 he received from the University with which he was connected the honorary degree of LL.D., and in 1888, on the completion of his semi-centenary, the further honor of L.H.D. He was a thorough and earnest scholar, and early in life he published editions of Cicero's Select Orations and of Cornelius Nepos.

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