He was a Member of the Cambridge Apostles, the intellectual secret society, from 1859. He won the Porson and Craven scholarships, was senior classic in 1862, and became fellow and tutor of his college in 1863. From 1869 to 1875, he was public orator of Cambridge University; Professor of Greek at Glasgow from 1875 to 1889, and Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge from 1889 until his death. His successor was Henry Jackson. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1902. In 1891 Jebb was elected Member of Parliament for Cambridge University; he was knighted in 1900. Jebb was acknowledged to be one of the most brilliant classical scholars of his time, a humanist and an unsurpassed translator from and into the classical languages.[citation needed] A collected volume, Translations into Greek and Latin, appeared in 1873 (ed. 1909). He received many honorary degrees from European and American universities, including when in May 1902 he was at Caernarfon to receive the honorary degree DLitt (Doctor of Letters) from the University of Wales during the ceremony to install the Prince of Wales (later King George V) as Chancellor of that university.[2]
Jebb married Caroline Lane Reynolds, daughter of Reverend John Reynolds, on 18 August 1874; Caroline Lane Reynolds was born in 1840 in Evansburg, Pennsylvania. She was married in 1856 to US Army Lieutenant Adam J. Slemmer and the couple lived at military outposts in South Carolina, Florida, and Wyoming Territory. After his death in 1868, she lived briefly in Cambridge, England, and was visiting Paris at the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War.
The Growth and Influence of Classical Greek Poetry (1893).
His translation of the Rhetoric of Aristotle was published posthumously under the editorship of J. E. Sandys (1909). A selection from his Essays and Addresses,[7] and a subsequent volume, Life and Letters of Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb (with critical introduction by A. W. Verrall) were published by his widow in 1907;[8] see also an appreciative notice by J. E. Sandys, History of Classical Scholarship, iii. (1908).
The Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College holds a collection of his papers.
Notes
^"Jeb, Richard Claverhouse (JB858RC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^"The Royal visit to Wales". The Times. No. 36759. London. 5 May 1902. p. 10.
^"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002(PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN0-902-198-84-X.
^A Guide to Churchill College, Cambridge: text by Dr. Mark Goldie, pp. 62, 63 (2009)
^Jebb, Richard Claverhouse (24 April 1901). Modern Greece; two lectures delivered before the Philosophical Institution of Edinburgh, with papers on 'The progress of Greece' and 'Byron in Greece. Macmillan and Co., Limited – via HathiTrust.
^"Review of Essays and Addresses by Sir R. C. Jebb". The Athenaeum (4158): 9–10. 6 July 1907.
^"Review of Life and Letters of Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb, O.M., Litt.D. by Caroline Jebb with a chapter by A. W. Verrall". The Athenaeum (4178): 645–646. 23 November 1907.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jebb, Sir Richard Claverhouse". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 299.
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Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb OM FBA FRSE 27 August 1841 9 December 1905 was a British classical scholar SirRichard Claverhouse JebbOM FBA FRSEMember of Parliamentfor Cambridge UniversityIn office 1891 1905Serving with George Stokes to 1892John Eldon Gorst from 1892Preceded byHenry Cecil RaikesGeorge StokesSucceeded bySamuel Henry ButcherJohn Frederick Peel RawlinsonPersonal detailsBorn 1841 08 27 27 August 1841Dundee ScotlandDied9 December 1905 1905 12 09 aged 64 Springfield House Cambridge EnglandResting placeSt Giles Cemetery Cambridge EnglandPolitical partyConservativeRelativesRobert Jebb father Emily Harriet Horsley mother Eglantyne Louisa Jebb sister Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksLife Edit Ajax MP Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1904 Jebb was born in Dundee Scotland His father Robert was a well known Irish barrister his mother was Emily Harriet Horsley daughter of the Reverend Heneage Horsley Dean of Brechin His grandfather Richard Jebb was a judge of the Court of King s Bench Ireland His sister was the social reformer Eglantyne Louisa Jebb founder of the Home Arts and Industries Association his niece Eglantyne s daughter Eglantyne Jebb co founded the Save the Children Fund and wrote the Declaration of the Rights of the Child Jebb in 1873 far right Shakespeare Society Trinity College Cambridge He was educated at St Columba s College Dublin 1853 55 then Charterhouse School 1855 1858 He then studied Classics at Trinity College Cambridge 1 He was a Member of the Cambridge Apostles the intellectual secret society from 1859 He won the Porson and Craven scholarships was senior classic in 1862 and became fellow and tutor of his college in 1863 From 1869 to 1875 he was public orator of Cambridge University Professor of Greek at Glasgow from 1875 to 1889 and Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge from 1889 until his death His successor was Henry Jackson He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1902 In 1891 Jebb was elected Member of Parliament for Cambridge University he was knighted in 1900 Jebb was acknowledged to be one of the most brilliant classical scholars of his time a humanist and an unsurpassed translator from and into the classical languages citation needed A collected volume Translations into Greek and Latin appeared in 1873 ed 1909 He received many honorary degrees from European and American universities including when in May 1902 he was at Caernarfon to receive the honorary degree DLitt Doctor of Letters from the University of Wales during the ceremony to install the Prince of Wales later King George V as Chancellor of that university 2 In 1904 he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society 3 In 1905 he was made a member of the Order of Merit Jebb married Caroline Lane Reynolds daughter of Reverend John Reynolds on 18 August 1874 Caroline Lane Reynolds was born in 1840 in Evansburg Pennsylvania She was married in 1856 to US Army Lieutenant Adam J Slemmer and the couple lived at military outposts in South Carolina Florida and Wyoming Territory After his death in 1868 she lived briefly in Cambridge England and was visiting Paris at the outbreak of the Franco Prussian War In 1874 she married Richard Claverhouse Jebb and joined social circles embracing George Eliot Alfred Lord Tennyson Charles Darwin Mark Twain and Bret Harte His wife was a member of the Ladies Dining Society in Cambridge with 11 other members He died at his home Springfield House 4 in Cambridge on 9 December 1905 and was buried at the St Giles Cemetery now known as the Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge 5 His wife died and was cremated in America but her ashes were interred in his Cambridge grave Works Edit History of Greek literature Hungarian edition Budapest 1894 The most important of Jebb s publications are The Characters of Theophrastus 1870 text introduction English translation and commentary re edited by JE Sandys 1909 The Attic Orators from Antiphon to Isaeus 2nd ed 1893 with companion volume Selections from the Attic Orators 2nd ed 1888 Bentley 1882 Sophocles 3rd ed 1893 the seven plays text English translation and notes the promised edition of the fragments being prevented by his death Bacchylides 1905 text translation and notes Homer 3rd ed 1888 an introduction to the Iliad and Odyssey Modern Greece 6 1901 The Growth and Influence of Classical Greek Poetry 1893 His translation of the Rhetoric of Aristotle was published posthumously under the editorship of J E Sandys 1909 A selection from his Essays and Addresses 7 and a subsequent volume Life and Letters of Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb with critical introduction by A W Verrall were published by his widow in 1907 8 see also an appreciative notice by J E Sandys History of Classical Scholarship iii 1908 The Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College holds a collection of his papers Notes Edit Jeb Richard Claverhouse JB858RC A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge The Royal visit to Wales The Times No 36759 London 5 May 1902 p 10 APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 28 June 2021 Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF The Royal Society of Edinburgh July 2006 ISBN 0 902 198 84 X A Guide to Churchill College Cambridge text by Dr Mark Goldie pp 62 63 2009 Jebb Richard Claverhouse 24 April 1901 Modern Greece two lectures delivered before the Philosophical Institution of Edinburgh with papers on The progress of Greece and Byron in Greece Macmillan and Co Limited via HathiTrust Review of Essays and Addresses by Sir R C Jebb The Athenaeum 4158 9 10 6 July 1907 Review of Life and Letters of Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb O M Litt D by Caroline Jebb with a chapter by A W Verrall The Athenaeum 4178 645 646 23 November 1907 References Edit This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Jebb Sir Richard Claverhouse Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 15 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 299 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a Missing or empty title help External links Edit Media related to Richard Claverhouse Jebb at Wikimedia Commons Works by or about Richard Claverhouse Jebb at Wikisource Richard Claverhouse Jebb Papers at the Amherst College Archives amp Special Collections Works by or about Richard Claverhouse Jebb at Internet Archive Works by Richard Claverhouse Jebb at LibriVox public domain audiobooks The template WorldCat id is being considered for deletion Works by or about Richard Claverhouse Jebb in libraries WorldCat catalog Richard Claverhouse Jebb at Find a Grave British Academy Fellowship entry Trinity College ChapelParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byHenry Cecil RaikesSir George Stokes 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