Isaac William Stuart

Isaac William Stuart (1809 – October 2, 1861) was an American writer. He was son of Rev Moses Stuart, of

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and Abigail (Clark) Stuart, and was born in

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, while his father was pastor of the Centre Church in this place. He graduated from

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in 1828. For a short time after graduating, he taught in the

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, and was much engaged in the study of

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and Asian literature. He published in 1830 a translation, with notes, of J.G.H. Greppo's ''Essay on the Hieroglyphic System of Champollion.'' (Boston, 1830, 12mo.) Being elected Professor of Greek and Latin in the College of South Carolina, he removed to

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and there remained some time. He published in 1837, an edition with notes of the '' Oedipus Tyrannus'' of

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. (New York, 12mo ) At length he returned to Hartford, and was well known for many years as proprietor of the Wyllys Estate on which was standing the famous Charter Oak. He was distinguished for his enthusiastic attention to the history of his native state. He published in 1856, a ''Life of

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, the Martyr Spy of the

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'', (Hartfoid, 1856, 8vo.) a volume of local historical sketches, entitled ''Hartford in the Olden Time,'' by "Scaeva", (Hartford, 1853, 8vo.) and an elaborate ''Life of Governor

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''. (Boston, 1857, 8vo. pp 700.) He married Caroline Bulkely. He died in Hartford, October 2, 1861, aged 52. {{DEFAULTSORT:Stuart, Isaac William Writers from New Haven, Connecticut Yale College alumni University of South Carolina faculty 19th-century American writers 19th-century American translators 1809 births 1861 deaths