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John Sargeaunt
1857–1922
A gifted classical scholar and teacher, he brought the ancient world to life for students and general readers alike. Best known for his work at Westminster School and for his translations of Terence, he wrote with the clarity of someone used to explaining difficult things well.
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About the author
John Sargeaunt was an English classical scholar, schoolmaster, and historian who lived from 1857 to 1922. He is especially associated with Westminster School, where his teaching and scholarship earned lasting praise, and he was remembered in The Times for both deep learning and unusual skill in the classroom.
Alongside his school work, he wrote and edited books on Westminster and classical subjects, and he is still known to many readers through his translations of the Roman playwright Terence. His writing suggests a teacher’s instinct: careful, readable, and meant to open old texts to a wider audience.
For audiobook listeners, he is the kind of author who stands between the specialist and the general reader—serious about the ancient world, but eager to make it approachable. A confirmed portrait image was not available from the page material I could retrieve, so no profile image is included.