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Finley Melville Kendall Foster
1892–1953
A literary scholar and teacher whose work opened up Greek writing to English-language readers. Best known for a landmark bibliography, he also helped shape academic life at Case Western Reserve for decades.
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English Translations from the Greek: A Bibliographical Survey
by Finley Melville Kendall Foster
About the author
Finley Melville Kendall Foster was an American scholar of classical and English literature, born in 1892 and remembered especially for English Translations from the Greek: A Bibliographical Survey, first published in 1918. That book gathered and organized a large body of English translations from Greek works, making it a useful reference for students and researchers.
Case Western Reserve University’s Department of English records that he earned his PhD from Columbia in 1918 and served at the university from 1928 until 1953. During those years he held several major roles, including professor, Oviatt Professor, secretary of the faculty, graduate chair, and department chair, suggesting that he was not only a writer and editor but also a central figure in university life.
Published records also connect him with later editorial work, including Voices of Liberty in 1941. Reliable sources available here give a clear picture of a serious academic and editor, though they offer only limited personal detail, so this portrait stays focused on the scholarly career that can be confirmed.