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About Samuel H. Butcher
Samuel Henry Butcher DCL LLD was an Anglo-Irish writer and classical scholar. He was best known for his edition of Homer's Odyssey alongside fellow writer Andrew Lang, which they co-authored in 1879. His edition transformed The Odyssey into prose, similar to Samuel Butler's version in 1900. Although Butler's version is more popular today, Butcher and Lang's version was popular in its time. In addition to being a writer, he was a Professor of Greek at the University of Edinburgh and a politician.
Everything about Samuel H. Butcher →- Occupation
- linguist, politician, translator, classical philologist
- Position held
- member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- April 16, 1850
- Died
- December 29, 1910, December 29, 1918