He was born in London and educated at St John's and Trinity Colleges, Cambridge, and graduated 19th wrangler in 1821.[2] From 1825 to 1827 he was the founding professor of Pure mathematics in the University of Virginia; Key owned at least one slave during his time there.[3] After his return to England was appointed in 1828 professor of Latin in the newly founded University of London.[4]
In 1832 he became joint headmaster of the school founded in connection with that institution (the University College School); in 1842 he resigned the professorship of Latin, and took up that of comparative grammar, together with the undivided headmastership of the school. These two posts he held until his death.[4] A few years before his death, he also took the position of secretary to the College of Preceptors in London (later known as the College of Teachers).[citation needed]
Key is best known for his introduction of the crude-form (the uninflected form or stem of words) system, in general use among Sanskrit grammarians, into the teaching of the classical languages. This system was embodied in his Latin Grammar (1846). In Language, its Origin and Development (1874), he upheld the onomatopoeic theory.[4]
Key was prejudiced against the German Sanskritists, and the etymological portion of his Latin Dictionary, published in 1888, was severely criticized on this account. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and president of the Philological Society, to the Transactions of which he contributed largely.[4]
^"Key, Thomas [Hewett] (KY816TH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^Gayle M. Schulman (2005). "Slaves at the University of Virginia" (PDF). Latin American Studies. (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020. University professors owned at least a dozen people who had been the property of Thomas Jefferson or his relatives. Thomas Key hired, and then purchased, Sally Cottrell, a slave belonging to Jefferson’s granddaughter Ellen Randolph Coolidge.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Key, Thomas Hewitt". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 767.
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thomas, hewitt, other, people, named, thomas, thomas, disambiguation, march, 1799, november, 1875, english, classical, scholar, portrait, credit, wellcome, library, contents, life, bibliography, notes, referenceslife, edit, grave, highgate, cemetery, born, lon. For other people named Thomas Key see Thomas Key disambiguation Thomas Hewitt Key FRS 20 March 1799 29 November 1875 was an English classical scholar 1 Portrait Credit Wellcome Library Contents 1 Life 2 Bibliography 3 Notes 4 ReferencesLife Edit Grave of Thomas Hewitt Key in Highgate Cemetery He was born in London and educated at St John s and Trinity Colleges Cambridge and graduated 19th wrangler in 1821 2 From 1825 to 1827 he was the founding professor of Pure mathematics in the University of Virginia Key owned at least one slave during his time there 3 After his return to England was appointed in 1828 professor of Latin in the newly founded University of London 4 In 1832 he became joint headmaster of the school founded in connection with that institution the University College School in 1842 he resigned the professorship of Latin and took up that of comparative grammar together with the undivided headmastership of the school These two posts he held until his death 4 A few years before his death he also took the position of secretary to the College of Preceptors in London later known as the College of Teachers citation needed Key is best known for his introduction of the crude form the uninflected form or stem of words system in general use among Sanskrit grammarians into the teaching of the classical languages This system was embodied in his Latin Grammar 1846 In Language its Origin and Development 1874 he upheld the onomatopoeic theory 4 Key was prejudiced against the German Sanskritists and the etymological portion of his Latin Dictionary published in 1888 was severely criticized on this account He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and president of the Philological Society to the Transactions of which he contributed largely 4 Key was the great grandfather of British authors Rumer Godden and Jon Godden He was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery Bibliography EditProceedings of the Royal Society vol xxiv 1876 Robinson Ellis in the Academy Dec 4 1875 J P Hicks T Hewitt Key 1893 where a full list of his works and contributions is given Stray Christopher Key Thomas Hewitt Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 15407 Subscription or UK public library membership required Notes Edit Key Thomas Hewitt Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 Key Thomas Hewett KY816TH A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Gayle M Schulman 2005 Slaves at the University of Virginia PDF Latin American Studies Archived PDF from the original on 17 October 2020 Retrieved 17 October 2020 University professors owned at least a dozen people who had been the property of Thomas Jefferson or his relatives Thomas Key hired and then purchased Sally Cottrell a slave belonging to Jefferson s granddaughter Ellen Randolph Coolidge a b c d Chisholm 1911 References EditAttribution This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Key Thomas Hewitt Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 15 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 767 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Hewitt Key amp oldid 1132588559, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
