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D. B. (David Binning) Monro
1836–1905
A leading Homeric scholar of the late 19th century, this Oxford classicist helped shape how generations of readers approached the language of Homer. He is especially remembered for combining close textual study with a gift for clear explanation.
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The Modes of Ancient Greek Music
by D. B. (David Binning) Monro
About the author
Born in Edinburgh on November 16, 1836, David Binning Monro was educated at the University of Glasgow before continuing at Oxford, where he studied first at Brasenose and then at Balliol. He became one of the best-known classical scholars of his time, with a special focus on Homer and the Greek language.
Monro spent much of his career at Oxford. He was elected a fellow of Oriel College in 1859, later became Provost of Oriel, and also served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. Alongside his academic work, he built a reputation as a careful editor and teacher whose scholarship was both rigorous and readable.
His best-known works include A Grammar of the Homeric Dialect and editions connected with Homeric studies. He died on August 22, 1905, at Heiden in Switzerland, but his writing remained influential for students of Greek long afterward.