Charles Knapp (scholar)

This article is about the early 20th century educator. For the president of the University of Georgia, see Charles Boynton Knapp.

Charles Knapp
Born	(1868-06-22)June 22, 1868 New York City, New York
Died	September 17, 1936(1936-09-17) (aged 68)
Occupation	Professor
Spouse	Theresa Shaw ​ (m. 1889)​

Charles Knapp (22 June 1868 – 17 September 1936) was an American classical scholar.

Biography

He was born in New York City. He graduated from Columbia University at age 19 and received a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in 1890 at 22 years of age, having been prize fellow 1887-1890. He became tutorial fellow in Latin (1890–91) and was appointed instructor in Latin and Greek (1891-1902), and adjunct professor of classical philology (1902–06). In 1906, he became a noted professor of classical philology at Barnard College, a women's liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University.

An intellectual at heart, Knapp was nonetheless well liked by his students, as referenced in Barnard College: The First Fifty Years, a book presenting the history of the women's college and published by Columbia University.

Dr. Knapp used to say to his freshmen that he and they were alike travelers on the road of learning, and the space between was so small, in comparison with the length of the road, that it need be no hindrance to pleasant companionship thereon. Throughout his long teaching life this was his characteristic attitude, and his students recognized that his passion for intellectual honesty and hard work were equaled by his kindness and enthusiasm.

Writings

• Stories from Aulus Gellius (1895)
• Selections from Viri Romae (1896), in collaboration with R. Arrowsmith
• The Æneid of Virgil (1901, books I-VI, selections VII-XII) The dedication for this book reads: "To my sister, Miss Adeline Knapp, A.B., I am under especial obligations for valuable help in all parts of the book."

Knapp contributed to the American Journal of Philology, the Classical Journal, Classical Philology, the Classical Review, and the Classical Weekly (of which he became managing editor in 1906). He also contributed articles on classical subjects to encyclopedic works.

Family

Knapp was married to Theresa Shaw in 1889 in Manhattan, New York. Together, they had one son, Charles M. Knapp, born 21 September 1892.

External links

• Charles Knapp at the Database of Classical Scholars
• Works by Charles Knapp at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Charles Knapp at the Internet Archive