Frederick William Hall (3 December 1867 – 11 October 1933) was an English classical scholar and academic who served as

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of St John's College, Oxford, from 18 December 1931 until his death in 1933.St John's College
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. Date accessed: 11 July 2011. Hall was born in Stoke Newington, the only son of banker William Hall of the

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. He was educated at

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and read classics at

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. He earned his B.A.in 1890 and took first-class honours in Classical Moderations (1888) and '' Literae Humaniores'' (1890). In 1893,

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headmaster William Gunion Rutherford appointed him to a mastership. In 1897, he was elected a Fellow of St. John's, Oxford and appointed a Lecturer in Classics. He published the important book ''Companion to Classical Texts'' (1913) and was a contributor to an updated edition of ''

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'', and to periodicals ''Classical Review'' and ''Classical Quarterly'', and was editor of the latter from 1911–30. He was recognised as an authority on

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. In 1932, he earned a D.Litt. from St. John's. He died unmarried in a London nursing home following complications from surgery, at age 65.

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1867 births 1933 deaths People from Stoke Newington English classical scholars People educated at St Paul's School, London Presidents of St John's College, Oxford Alumni of St John's College, Oxford Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford {{UOxford-stub