Green, William Charles (M)

Surname: Green
Forename(s): William Charles
b. 6 November 1832. d. 28 July 1914. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Translator, teacher, Greek scholar, and Church of England clergyman. Alternative signature: W. C. Green. Educated at the University of Cambridge. Lecturer at Cambridge in several departments (1855-1870). Married Elizabeth Mortimer in 1858. Ordained a priest in 1861. Assistant Master of Rugby School (1870-1874). Rector of Hepworth, Suffolk (1884-1909). Editor of Aristophanes. Translated works from Greek and Icelandic. Biographical information: Venn, part 2, vol. 3, p. 132. (CC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 3
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
The Stay-At-Home. (After Claudian) 1889-06 Atalanta Translator 1933
The Burning of Njal. A Canto After the Icelandic of Njals Saga 1890-07 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Translator 8399
Gunnar’s Death. After the Icelandic of Njals Saga 1890-07 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Translator 8398