R. B. (Reginald Bainbridge) Appleton

Born in 1886 and identified in major library records as Reginald Bainbridge Appleton, he was a British scholar of the classics whose published work focused on Latin and ancient thought. The Library of Congress credits him as co-author of Initium; a first Latin course on the direct method (1916), a textbook designed to teach Latin in a more active, accessible way.

Surviving catalog and bibliography records also connect him with other classical works, including Pons Tironum and writing on Greek philosophy and classical literature. Together, these sources suggest a writer deeply involved in teaching, reviewing, and interpreting the literature of Greece and Rome for students and general readers.

Appleton died in 1938. Although detailed biographical information is limited in the sources available online, his books point to a career shaped by scholarship, classroom practice, and a strong interest in making classical learning usable and engaging.