Thomas Ethelbert Page (1850–1936), Classical Scholar and Schoolmaster

Thomas Ethelbert Page, CH (27 March 1850 – 1 April 1936) was a British classicist and schoolmaster.

Early life

Thomas Ethelbert Page was born in Lincoln, England on 27 March 1850. He was the second son of William Tomlinson Page, the manager of the Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, and his wife Anne, whose maiden surname was Watson.He was baptised at

St Peter at Arches Church, Lincoln __NOTOC__ St Peter at Arches, Church, Lincoln was an ancient church in Lincoln, England, that was demolished and re-built by either Francis or William Smith of Warwick. The church was sited just to the north of the junction of the High Street an ...

, on 28 April 1850. During the time of the 1851 census, taken on 30 March, Thomas was living with his family at number 18, Salter Gate, Lincoln. He attended Lincoln Grammar School,

Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13 –18) in Shrewsbury. Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by Royal Charter, it was originally a boarding school for boys; girls have been admitted into ...

, and St John's College, Cambridge, where he ranked second in Classics in 1873.

Career

After his graduation, Page worked as a

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master at Charterhouse School until 1910. After his retirement, he was appointed as the first editor of the Loeb Classical Library. During his career, he was offered the headships of Harrow and Shrewsbury, as well as the Kennedy Professor of Latin at

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a College town, university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cam ...

, all of which he turned down. Page received the LittD from

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in 1913 and was made an honorary Fellow of St John's College in 1931. He was appointed a Companion of Honour in the

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"for services to scholarship and letters". Thomas married Delamotte Caroline Eugenie Toynbee, on 16 December 1875 at St George's Hanover Square Church, London.Her father Edward was born in 1825 at

Heckington Heckington is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated between Sleaford and Swineshead Bridge, and south of the A17 road. Heckington, with 1,491 households, is one of the largest vill ...

, and was a half-brother of

Joseph Toynbee Joseph Toynbee FRS (30 December 1815 Another son, Harry Valpy Toynbee (1861–1941), was the father of universal historian Arnold J. Toynbee, and archaeologist and art historian Jocelyn Toynbee. He died on 7 July 1866, at 18, Saville Row, M ...

.They had two daughters. He died at a nursing home in Godalming, on 1 April 1936,"Death Of Noted Greek Scholar."
''Daily Herald'', Thursday 2 April 1936, p.11.The British Newspaper Archive; Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited in partnership with the British Library. Retrieved 11 March 2020.five days after his 86th birthday."Dr. Thomas. E. Page. Noted Classical Scholar."
''Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer'', Thursday 02 April 1936, p.5.The British Newspaper Archive; Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited in partnership with the British Library. Retrieved 1 March 2020."Dr. T. E. Page. Scholar Who Was Honoured at 83."
''Belfast News Letter'', Thursday 02 April 1936, p.13. The British Newspaper Archive; Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited in partnership with the British Library. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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* * 1850 births 1936 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour English classical scholars People educated at Shrewsbury School {{UK-academic-stub

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