Laing, Gordon Jennings, 1869-1945

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Birth 1869-10-16

Death 1945-09-01

Biographical notes:

Professor of Latin and Roman history, University of Chicago, 1899-1935.

From the description of Papers, 1894-[1935?]. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52248260

Gordon Jennings Laing was born in 1869. He received his B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1891 and his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1896. Laing had a long academic career, which began with an appointment as Instructor of Latin at Bryn Mawr College from 1897 to 1899. Lange then came to the University of Chicago, where he became Professor in 1913 and chairman of the Latin Department in 1919. Laing left Chicago to become Professor, chairman of Classics Department, and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, at McGill University from 1921 to 1923. He returned to Chicago to serve as Dean of the newly formed Humanities Division between 1931 and 1935, later becoming Dean of Alumni from 1940 to 1943.

In addition, Laing served as General Editor of the University of Chicago Press from 1909 to 1921 and again from 1923 to1940. He was involved in numerous professional organizations. He served as president of the American Philological Association and was, for many years, vice-president of the Archaeological Institute of America.

Laing's publications included four textbooks and articles and books about his special fields of interest, Roman social history and Roman religion.

Gordon Jennings Laing died in 1945.

From the guide to the Laing, Gordon Jenning. Papers, 1894-1935, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)