T. W. (Thomas Wallace) Lumb

Best known as T. W. Lumb, Thomas Wallace Lumb was a British scholar of Greek literature who also wrote as the Reverend T. W. Lumb, M.A. His work focused on making classical writing readable and lively for general audiences as well as students.

The books most clearly linked to him in major library and public-domain records include Notes on the Greek Anthology (1920) and Authors of Greece (1924). In Authors of Greece, he presents Greek literature as something surprisingly close to modern life, showing a gift for explanation rather than display.

Available catalog and authority records identify him as a British Hellenist, with dates commonly given as 1883–1948. Reliable biographical detail beyond that is limited in the sources I could confirm, but his published work shows a writer deeply interested in bringing the ancient Greek world within reach of ordinary readers.