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 Lincoln () is a cathedral city and non-metropolitan district, district in Lincolnshire, England, of which it is the county town. In the 2021 Census, the city's district had a population of 103,813. The 2021 census gave the Lincoln Urban Area, u ...

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 a ...

, 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 (United Kingdom), public school in Shrewsbury. Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by royal charter, to replace the town's Saxon collegiate foundations which were disestablished in the sixteenth century, Shrewsb ...

, and

St John's College, Cambridge St John's College, formally the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge, is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch L ...

, where he ranked second in

Classics Classics, also classical studies or Ancient Greek and Roman studies, is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, ''classics'' traditionally refers to the study of Ancient Greek literature, Ancient Greek and Roman literature and ...

in 1873.

Career

After his graduation, Page worked as a

sixth-form In the education systems of Barbados, England, Jamaica, Northern Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago, Wales, and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare ...

master at

Charterhouse School Charterhouse is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in Godalming, Surrey, England. Founded by Thomas Sutton in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian monastery in Charter ...

until 1910. After his retirement, he was appointed as the first editor of the

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. During his career, he was offered the headships of

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and

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, northwest of Wolverhampton, west of Telford, southeast of Wrexham and north of Hereford. At the 2021 United ...

, as well as the

Kennedy Professor of Latin The Kennedy Professorship of Latin is the senior professorship of Latin at the University of Cambridge. In 1865, when Benjamin Hall Kennedy retired as headmaster of Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury School is a Public school (United Kingdom), pu ...

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, all of which he turned down. Page received the

LittD Doctor of Letters (D.Litt., Litt.D., Latin: ' or '), also termed Doctor of Literature in some countries, is a terminal degree in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. In the United States, at universities such as Drew University, the degree ...

from

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

Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded on 4 June 1917 by King George V as a reward for outstanding achievements. It was founded on the same date as the Order of the British Empire. The orde ...

in the

1934 New Year Honours The 1934 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 29 December 1933. The recipients of honou ...

"for services to scholarship and letters". Thomas married Delamotte Caroline Eugenie Toynbee, on 16 December 1875 at

St George's Hanover Square Church St George's, Hanover Square, is an Church of England, Anglican church, the parish church of Mayfair in the City of Westminster, central London, built in the early eighteenth century as part of a project to build fifty new churches around London ...

, 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, Lincolnshire, Swineshead Bridge, and south of the A17 road (England), A17 road. Heckington, with 1 ...

, 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, Savile Row, ...

.They had two daughters. He died at a nursing home in

Godalming Godalming ( ) is a market town and civil parish in southwest Surrey, England, around southwest of central London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, at the confluence of the Rivers Wey and Ock. The civil parish covers and includes the settl ...

, 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 Teachers at Charterhouse School {{UK-academic-stub

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