Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett

Born in 1858 and active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Charles Edwin Bennett was an American classical scholar best known for his work in Latin language study. He served as Goldwin Smith Professor of Latin at Cornell University and built a reputation as a careful, practical teacher of classical languages.

Bennett is especially associated with New Latin Grammar, first published in 1895 and still widely recognized as one of his major works. His books were designed to help students and teachers approach Latin in a clear, systematic way, which helped give them a long life beyond his own era.

He died in 1921, but his name remains familiar to readers of classical studies because his grammars and textbooks continued to circulate for many years. For anyone interested in the history of language teaching, he stands out as a scholar who turned demanding material into something more approachable.