Our History The Founder The General Editor Logo & Typography Home About the Library The General Editor The General Editor On October 1, 1999, Jeffrey Henderson, William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Boston University, assumed the position of General Editor of the Loeb Classical Library, succeeding Professor George P. Goold, who retired from the post which he held with such distinction since 1974. In announcing the appointment, Professor Zeph Stewart of Harvard University, Trustee of the Loeb Classical Library Foundation, paid tribute to the qualities that have made Professor Goold’s editorship such a notable success: his judicious editorial policies, vast knowledge of Greek and Latin languages and literatures, refined sense of style, and meticulous attention to detail. “My greatest contribution to the Loeb Classical Library,” Stewart said, “was to persuade George Goold to assume the editorship. We have worked together in complete harmony for a quarter-century to improve and expand the series. I am delighted that Jeffrey Henderson has agreed to succeed him. He has worked closely with each of us in the past, and he brings to the post a wide knowledge of classical literature, excellent judgement, and extensive experience in the editing and translation of classical texts, exemplified most recently in his work on the splendid new Aristophanes in the Loeb series.” The first editors of the Loeb Classical Library were T.E. Page and W.H.D. Rouse, who were named by James Loeb in his announcement of the series in 1911. Harvard University Press © 2021 President and Fellows of Harvard College Terms Privacy Policy Log out Access brought to you by: KU Leuven University

Frequently Asked Questions Browsing the Library Searching the Library Common Abbreviations Home Using The Library Using The Library Our Mission The mission of the Loeb Classical Library, founded by James Loeb in 1911, has always been to make Greek and Latin literature accessible to the broadest range of readers. The digital Loeb Classical Library extends this mission into the twenty-first century. Harvard University Press is honored to renew James Loeb's vision of accessibility and presents an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing, virtual library of all that is important in Greek and Latin literature. Epic and lyric poetry; tragedy and comedy; history, travel, philosophy, and oratory; the great medical writers and mathematicians; those Church Fathers who made particular use of pagan culture — in short, our entire Greek and Latin Classical heritage is represented here with up-to-date texts and accurate English translations. More than 520 volumes of Latin, Greek, and English texts are available in a modern and elegant interface, allowing readers to browse, search, bookmark, annotate, and share content with ease. Harvard University Press © 2021 President and Fellows of Harvard College Terms Privacy Policy Log out Access brought to you by: KU Leuven University