Milton W. Humphreys, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Milton W. Humphreys

American scholar

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1844

Place of Birth: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 20-Nov-1928

Profession: university teacher, classical philologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Milton W.
Humphreys (September 15, 1844 – November 20, 1928) was an American Confederate sergeant during the American Civil War of 1861-1865 and an early scholar of Ancient Greek and Latin in the United States.
He was the first professor to introduce the Roman pronunciation of Latin in the United States while teaching at Washington and Lee University.
Additionally, he was the first Professor of Latin and Greek at Vanderbilt University and the University of Texas at Austin.
He spent the rest of his career at the University of Virginia.
He also served as the President of the American Philological Association in 1882-1883.