Jebb, Richard Claverhouse, Sir (M)

Surname: Jebb
Forename(s): Richard Claverhouse
b. 27 August 1841. d. 9 December 1905. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Greek scholar and professor, translator, and poet. Alternative signature: “R. C. Jebb.” Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Travelled to Egypt, Syria, France, and Germany. Elected to the Chair of Greek at the University of Glasgow in 1875, and in 1889 appointed to the Regius Chair of Greek at Cambridge. Married Caroline Lane Slemmer on 18 August 1874. Closely connected to Anne Thackeray Ritchie, Robert Browning, and Alfred Lord Tennyson. Translated Sophocles. Biographical information: ODNB. (JS)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 2
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
The Prayer of Hercules 1869-11 Macmillan’s Magazine Poet 14396
The Earl and the Doctor; or, the Chair and the Siege. A Fytte of University Reform 1882-04 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 9011