The New York herald., 1862-03-02
Obituary.
DRArH or PROFESSOR o. @. FELTON, or HARyABs
UNIVERSITY.

Obituary.
DRArR OF PROFESSOR o. @. FELrON, or HARvABs
~ UNIVERSITY.
We appraised by telegraph, Thursday OF the death
etPxosassor c. O. Felton, OF Harvard University, a s
resdenos Of bis brother In Chester on tho
aoth Inst,
Professor Fsttoa was born At wesl Newbury, Masa
November Q, 1907 He graduated at Harvard College Ia
1871. While In college he was distinguished for his
literary tastes and the wids range Of his studies a
his senior years he OF tho conductors OF ras
Harvard Regser-a students periodical, After leaving
college, he was engaged for two years. conjunction
with two OF his classmates, In tho charge OF the Living
ston High School in Geneseo, in this Sate In 1929 s
was appointed Latin tutor in Harvard College, Greek
OF Greek in 1882 In 1884 he was Eliot Professor
OF Greek Literature, the duties OF which place he
continued TO discharge until failing health obliged
him to abandon his official duties and seek retire
ment In 1888 he published an edition Of "Homer,"
with English notes and FIaxman's ilustratioDs.
which has since passed through several editions, with
rovisos and emendations. In 1910 translation by him
OF Menzls work sGerman Literature" !" in three
mems Of Foreign Litsrature In the same year he
TO the public "Gresk Reader )" containing selections in
pross and from Greek authors with English notes
and vocabulary. This has since been frequently
printed In lS41 he published an edition Of tho "Couds"
of Arstopbanes, with an Introduction and notes. snoe
revised and republished in England In 1843 he aided
Professor Scars and Professor Edwards In the pro-
paration Of work on classical studies, con.
tanning essays on Classical subjects mostly translates
the preparation OF the and Poetry Of EUROPE"
which appeared In 1346. In 1847 editions Of the
"Panegyricus" OF Socrates and OF the "Agamem.
non" OF Aeschylus. with ntrodnctions and English
notes, published by him. second edition
Of the former appeared in 1854, and OF tho
latter in 1859. In fSi9 he translated from the
Frouch tho work Of Prof Guizot on physical geography
called The Earth and Man." and in the year hs
published edition OF the "Brdso Of Aristophanes with
an Introduction and Engsh notes, which republican
cd In England The period from April, 1868, to May.
1854, was spent by him Ia . European tour, in the
course Of which he visited Great Britain France, Cor
many, Switzerland Italy and Greece In 1866 he revised
for publication In the United Sates Smiths History Of
Greece and 10 the same year edition OF Lord Car
ise's "Diary in Turkish and Greek Waters" was pre-
pared by him for tho American press. He the
thor Of other woks which the mits Of this notice forbid
n mention He contr butor to the North american
Reyep Christian Examiner and other periodical publoa
tons. His literary labors the face soem mmonss,
and addsd to them his college tuelage seemed than
possible for 10 grasp But 70 . mind endowed
with tho highest intellectual virtues and comprehensive
miad both branches faithfully attended -.
Professor Fet0n q member OF th0 Massachusetts
BOARD Of Education and OF the Regents OF the Smith
sonian Institution In 1858 he mado second tour
Europe, partly account OF his health, and partly ~
complete Investigations into the language tOpOgrA
ply Ann education OF Greece He beyond doubt
OF the greatsst scholars OF the country and the best
Greek scholar or tho day. His death will be widely de-
piorcd By the literat In all lands muoh perhaps In
Athens, Grooce, in Boston, as long residence In
Greece had endeared him " many TRENDS In that cssse
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