Sihler, E.G. (Ernest Gottlieb), 1853-1942

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Biographical Note: Ernest G. Sihler was the first recipient of the Ph. D. in Greek (1878) awarded by The Johns Hopkins University.

Sihler was professor of Latin language and literature at New York University (1892-1923) and the author of published works in classical history and philosophy. Sihler was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana Jan. 2, 1853 and graduated fron Concordia College in 1869. He studied at the Universities of Berlin and Leipzig before entering Johns Hopkins where he was a student of Professor Basil L. Gildersleeve. Ernest G. Sihler died in Mount Vernon, NY January 8, 1942.

From the description of Ernest G. Sihler notebook 1876-1878. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 49310186

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creatorOf Sihler, E. G. (Ernest Gottlieb), 1853-1942. Ernest G. Sihler notebook 1876-1878. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn McCrea, Nelson Glenn, 1863-1944. Papers, [ca. 1893]-1944. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Chancellor (Henry MacCracken), 1884-1910 New York University. Archives
referencedIn Gildersleeve, Basil L. (Basil Lanneau), 1831-1924. Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve papers, 1847-1925. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
creatorOf Allan, William, 1837-1889,. Letters in recommendation of M. W. Humphreys [manuscript], 1882. University of Virginia. Library
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associatedWith Gildersleeve, Basil L. (Basil Lanneau), 1831-1924. person
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associatedWith Johns Hopkins University. Greek Seminary. corporateBody
associatedWith McCrea, Nelson Glenn, 1863-1944. person
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Birth 1853-01-02

Death 1942

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