Sir Samuel Dill (26 March 184426 May 1924) was an Irish-born classical scholar, historian, and educationalist.
Life
He was born on 26 March 1844, the eldest son of Rev. Marcus Dill, DD, presbyterian minister of Hillsborough, and Anna Dill (née Moreland).
He was educated at the
Geneva Theological College
The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary. It remained focused on theology until the 17th centur ...
, and at
Queen's College, Belfast, taking a degree in arts in 1864.
Dill wrote a number of histories of Roman culture and religion, including ''Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius'', ''Roman Society in the Last Century of the Western Empire'', and ''Roman Society in Gaul in the Merovingian Age''.
He died on 26 May 1924.
Family
He married (1884) Fanny Elizabeth Morgan of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England; they had three daughters.
His cousin was the Church of Scotland minister Samuel Marcus Dill.
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1844 births
1924 deaths