Louis Claude Purser, FBA (28 September 1854 in Abbeyside – 20 March 1932 in

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) was an

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classical scholar. Purser was educated at

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, County Cork,''The New International Encyclopædia'', Volume 19 (Dodd, Mead, 1922), p. 387 and

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, where a fellow pupil and student of classics was

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. Purser was a tutor at

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, from 1881 to 1898. In 1897, he was appointed as Professor of

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there. He collaborated with Dr.

Robert Yelverton Tyrrell Robert Yelverton Tyrrell, FBA (January 21, 1844 – September 19, 1914) was an Irish classical scholar who was Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College, Dublin. Biography He was educated at Trinity College where he subsequently became a fe ...

on the translation of the letters of

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. Purser and Arthur Palmer completed the editorial work for the final volumes of

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’s ''Aeneidea'', a detailed commentary on

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’s ''

Aeneid The ''Aeneid'' ( ; la, Aenē̆is or ) is a Latin Epic poetry, epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Troy, Trojan who fled the Trojan_War#Sack_of_Troy, fall of Troy and travelled to ...

'', after the death of John Fletcher Davies, the editor originally appointed by Henry’s trustees. He was the brother of the Irish artist

Sarah Purser Sarah Henrietta Purser RHA (22 March 1848 – 7 August 1943) was an Irish artist mainly noted for her work with stained glass. Biography Purser was born in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire) in County Dublin, and raised in Dungarvan, County Wat ...

. His niece

Olive Purser Olive Purser (1886–1973), was one of the first women to enter Trinity College Dublin and was the first woman to be made a scholar. Early life and education Olive Constance Purser was born on 15 July 1886 to Alfred and Ellen Purser. Purser ...

was the first woman scholar in TCD. He is buried at

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* 1854 births 1932 deaths Irish translators Latin–English translators People from County Waterford Burials at Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium People educated at Portora Royal School People educated at Midleton College {{Ireland-translator-stub