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George Willis Botsford
1862–1917
An American classicist and ancient historian, he helped generations of students approach Greece and Rome through clear, widely used textbooks. His career took him from the Midwest to Harvard and Columbia, where he became a respected teacher of the ancient world.
3 Audiobooks
The Mentor: Julius Cæsar, Vol. 6, Num. 2, Serial No. 150, March 1, 1918
by George Willis Botsford
The Mentor: Among the Ruins of Rome, Vol. 1, Num. 46, Serial No. 46
by George Willis Botsford
The Roman assemblies from their origin to the end of the Republic
by George Willis Botsford
About the author
Born in West Union, Iowa, on May 9, 1862, George Willis Botsford became an American scholar of Greek and Roman history. He studied at the University of Nebraska, did further work at Johns Hopkins, and earned his Ph.D. at Cornell before building a career in ancient history.
Botsford taught at Harvard from 1895 to 1901 and then at Columbia from 1901 until his death in 1917. He was known both as a specialist in the classical world and as a gifted writer of textbooks, helping make ancient history more accessible to high school and college readers.
Best remembered for his books on Greece, Rome, and the ancient world, he combined scholarly research with a straightforward teaching style. He died in New York City on December 13, 1917, leaving behind work that continued to shape how ancient history was taught in the United States.