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Herbert Weir Smyth (born Wilmington, Delaware, August 8, 1857–died 1937) was an American classical scholar. His comprehensive grammar of ancient Greek has become a standard reference on the subject in English, comparable to William Watson Goodwin's, whom he succeeded as Eliott Professor of Greek Literature at Harvard University.

He was educated at Swarthmore (A.B. 1876), Harvard (A.B. 1878), Leipzig, and Göttingen (Ph.D. 1884). From 1883 to 1885 he was instructor in Greek and Sanskrit at Williams College, and then for two years was reader in Greek at Johns Hopkins. From 1887 to 1901 he was professor of Greek at Bryn Mawr. In the latter year he was called to Harvard as professor of Greek and in 1902 was appointed Eliott professor of Greek literature, succeeding Goodwin. From 1899 to 1900 he was professor of the Greek language and literature at the American Classical School at Athens. From 1889 to 1904 he was secretary of the American Philological Association and editor of its Transactions and in 1904 was elected president. He became a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the American Philosophical Society and vice-president of the Egypt Exploration Society.

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Total Books: 25
The Sounds and Inflections of the Greek Dialects Ionic
2015 - The Sounds and Inflections of the Greek Dialects Ionic [Classic Reprint] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781332069347
ISBN-10: 1332069347
Genre: Reference
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Greek Grammar
2014 - Greek Grammar (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781781394205
ISBN-10: 1781394202
Genre: Reference
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Harvard Essays on Classical Subjects
2010 - Harvard Essays on Classical Subjects (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780217218733
ISBN-10: 0217218733
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Greek Melic Poets
2010 - Greek Melic Poets [Greek Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143267499
ISBN-10: 1143267494
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A Greek Grammar for Schools and Colleges
2010 - A Greek Grammar for Schools and Colleges (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781143649172
ISBN-10: 1143649176
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Harvard Essays on Classical Subjects Ed By Herbert Weir Smyth
2010 - Harvard Essays on Classical Subjects Ed By Herbert Weir Smyth [1912] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781112596162
ISBN-10: 111259616X
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Epic Poetry
2009 - Epic Poetry [1912] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781104741150
ISBN-10: 1104741156
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Aeschylus
2006 - Aeschylus [Loeb Classical Library] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780674991606
ISBN-10: 0674991605
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Aeschylus II Agamemnon LibationBearers Eumenides Fragments
1960 - Aeschylus II Agamemnon Libationbearers Eumenides Fragments [Loeb Classical Library #146] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780674991613
ISBN-10: 0674991613
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Aeschylean Tragedy
Aeschylean Tragedy (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780819602350
ISBN-10: 0819602353
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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