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Finley Melville Kendall Foster
1892–1953
A scholar of English and classical literature, he is best remembered for careful, research-driven books that helped map how Greek works were translated into English. He also spent much of his career teaching at what is now Case Western Reserve University.
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English Translations from the Greek: A Bibliographical Survey
by Finley Melville Kendall Foster
About the author
Born in 1892 and active as a teacher, editor, and literary scholar, Finley Melville Kendall Foster earned a PhD from Columbia University in 1918. His early scholarly work, English Translations from the Greek: A Bibliographical Survey, reflects the patient, cataloging-minded approach that shaped much of his writing.
Foster later taught at Western Reserve University, now part of Case Western Reserve University, where he served for many years as a professor and also held major academic leadership roles. University records describe him as Oviatt Professor, secretary of the faculty, graduate chair, and eventually department chair, showing that he was not only a writer but an important figure in university life.
His books and edited volumes range from literary criticism and anthologies to studies of translation, including work on Gerhart Hauptmann and Victorian Prose. He died in 1953, leaving behind a body of work that speaks to readers interested in literature, scholarship, and the history of ideas.