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Charles William Super
1842–1939
A college president, classicist, and prolific public writer, he moved easily between ancient literature, education, and language history. His work reflects a lifelong interest in how books and learning shape civic and intellectual life.
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Between Heathenism and Christianity Being a translation of Seneca's De Providentia, and Plutarch's De sera numinis vindicta, together with notes, additional extracts from these writers and two essays on Graeco-Roman life in the first century after Christ.
by Charles William Super, Plutarch, Lucius Annaeus Seneca
About the author
Born in Pennsylvania in 1842, Charles William Super studied at Dickinson College and later continued his education in Germany. He became a professor of Greek and went on to serve as president of Ohio University in the 1880s, building a career that joined scholarship, teaching, and academic leadership.
He wrote across a wide range of subjects, including classical thought, education, German language and literature, and public affairs. His books include Between Heathenism and Christianity, A History of the German Language, Wisdom and Will in Education, and A Liberal Education, showing how comfortably he worked in both literary and educational fields.
Super also contributed essays and articles for a broader reading public, not just university audiences. He died in 1939, leaving behind the record of a scholar who treated learning as something to be shared widely and used thoughtfully.