James Robinson Boise | |
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| Born | January 27, 1815 |
| Died | February 9, 1895 Chicago, US |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | classics |
| Institutions | Brown University University of Michigan University of Chicago Baptist Union Theological Seminary |
| Main interests | New Testament Greek |
James Robinson Boise (January 27, 1815,Blandford, Massachusetts – February 9, 1895,Chicago) was an Americanclassicist. He was the author of severalGreek text books.
He graduated fromBrown University in 1840, and served there as tutor of Latin and Greek and as a professor of Greek until 1850. In 1852, he became professor of Greek language and literature in theUniversity of Michigan. In 1868, he was called to the same chair in the old University of Chicago.[1]In 1877, he became professor of New Testament Interpretation in the Baptist Union Theological Seminary. On the establishment of the newUniversity of Chicago, he was made professor emeritus ofNew Testament Greek.[2]Robinson Boise was a strong supporter of women's education; his daughterAlice Robinson Boise Wood was the first woman to (informally) attend classes at theUniversity of Michigan in 1866-7 and in 1872 became the first woman to graduate from theOld University of Chicago.[3]
He published several classical text books, including editions with original notes ofXenophon'sAnabasis and the first six books ofHomer'sIliad, besides notes on the Epistles to the Galatians, Romans, etc. His texts on the Greek language includedGreek Syntax andFirst Lessons in Greek.[1]
