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**VI (L161) Books XXVIII-XXXIX (1927) ISBN 0-674-99178-8[http://archive.org/details/historieswitheng06poly] |
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* The Greek anthology with an English translation , The Loeb Classical Library<ref>[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Polybius/home.html The English text of Histories of Polybius by W. R. Paton]</ref> |
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*The Greek anthology (translation in English verse) |
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**[http://www.archive.org/stream/greekanthology01pato#page/n5/mode/2up The Greek anthology with an English translation, vol. I] by W. R. Paton, published by W. Heinemann (London), G.P. Putnam's sons (New York) 1916 (edition 1927) see also [http://www.archive.org/details/greekanthology01pato] (contains books I–VI of the Greek Anthology). Also availablr in [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/greek-anthology/index.html] και [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0472%3Abook%3D1%3Achapter%3D1] |
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**[http://www.archive.org/stream/greekanthology00patogoog#page/n13/mode/2up The Greek anthology with an English translation, vol. II] by W. R. Paton, Published by W. Heinemann (London), G.P. Putnam's sons (New York) 1917 (edition 1919) also see [http://www.archive.org/details/greekanthology00patogoog] (contains books VII–VIII of the Greek Anthology) |
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**[http://www.archive.org/stream/greekanthology03pato#page/n7/mode/2up The Greek anthology with an English translation, vol. III] by W. R. Paton, Published by W. Heinemann (London), G.P. Putnam's sons (New York) 1915 (έκδοση 1925) δες και [http://www.archive.org/details/greekanthology03pato] (contains book IX of the Greek Anthology) |
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**[http://www.archive.org/stream/greekanthologyv01patogoog#page/n9/mode/2up The Greek anthology with an English translation, vol. VI] by W. R. Paton, Published by W. Heinemann (London), G.P. Putnam's sons (New York) 1918. see also [http://www.archive.org/details/greekanthology01patogoog] (contains books X-XII of the Greek Anthology) |
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**[http://www.archive.org/stream/greekanthology05newyuoft#page/n5/mode/2uphttp://www.archive.org/details/greekanthology05newyuoft The Greek anthology with an English translation, vol. V] by W. R. Paton, Published by W. Heinemann (London), G.P. Putnam's sons (New York) 1918 also see [http://www.archive.org/details/greekanthology05newyuoft] (contains book IX of the Greek Anthology, σελ. XIII–XVI)] |
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* Anthologiae Grecae Erotica [http://www.scribd.com/doc/21220111/Anthologiae-Graecae-Erotica-by-W-R-Paton] |
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*Anthologiae Grecae Erotica [http://www.scribd.com/doc/21220111/Anthologiae-Graecae-Erotica-by-W-R-Paton] |
*Anthologiae Grecae Erotica [http://www.scribd.com/doc/21220111/Anthologiae-Graecae-Erotica-by-W-R-Paton] |
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*Plutarchi Moralia (translation) |
*Plutarchi Moralia (translation) |
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Revision as of 22:33, 17 May 2013
William Roger Paton, most usually W.R. Paton (Aderdeen, Scotland, 2 September 1857- Vathy, Samos, 21 April 1921) was an author and translator of ancient Greek texts and poets, mostly known for his translation of the Greek anthology.
Life
He was of Scottish origin[1][2][3]
Born on 2 September 1857, Old Machar (Aderdeen, Scotland)[4]*, son of John Paton and Eliza Deborah Burnett.[5]
He studied at Oxford.[6] He obtained a PhD.[7]
He was married in 1885 to Irene Olympiti (daughter of Emmanuel Olympiti, mayor of Kalymnos), a woman from the island of Kalymnos and he had a plot of land in Myndos (Gümüşlük) but he later moved to Chios and Lesbos so that his sons could attend high school there.[1][3].[8][9][10]
He had two sons and a daughter: George Paton (13 August 1886 -?), Thetis Paton (21 November 1887, Woodside, -?) and John David Paton, (1890, -?).
He appears as a resident of Vathy, Samos from 1897 to his death, 1921, from a number of periodicals which show this address and some of his published letters.[11]
He died on 21 April 1921 in the town of Vathy, Samos.
Augusta Paton [4], his grand daughter from his daughter Thetis Paton [5] and Costakis Svinos, married Baron János Kemény, Hungarian author, theater director and dramatist.
Timeline
- 1857 birth at Old Machar, Aderbdeen
- Oxford for studies
- 1885 (28 y. old) married Irene Olympitis
- 1886 (29 y. old) birth of his son George
- 1887 (30 y. old) birth of his daughter Thetis, Woodside, Aberdeen
- 1890 (33 y. old) birth of his son David
- 1890 signs letter from Aberdeen
- Chios/Lesvos for high school for his sons
- 1897 Vathy, Samos
- 1921 (64 y. old) died at Vathy Samos
Works
He published the following books:[12]
- Histories of Polybius, Loeb Classical Library, "Polybius, The Histories", six volumes: Greek text with English translation by W. R. Paton[13]
- I (L128) Books I-II (1922) ISBN 0-674-99142-7 [6][7]
- II (L137) Books III-IV (1922) ISBN 0-674-99152-4[8]
- III (L138) Books V-VIII (1923) ISBN 0-674-99153-2[9]
- IV (L159) Books IX-XV (1925) ISBN 0-674-99175-3
- V (L160) Books XVI-XXVII (1926) ISBN 0-674-99176-1[10]
- VI (L161) Books XXVIII-XXXIX (1927) ISBN 0-674-99178-8[11]
- The Greek anthology with an English translation , The Loeb Classical Library[14]
- The Greek anthology with an English translation, vol. I by W. R. Paton, published by W. Heinemann (London), G.P. Putnam's sons (New York) 1916 (edition 1927) see also [12] (contains books I–VI of the Greek Anthology). Also availablr in [13] και [14]
- The Greek anthology with an English translation, vol. II by W. R. Paton, Published by W. Heinemann (London), G.P. Putnam's sons (New York) 1917 (edition 1919) also see [15] (contains books VII–VIII of the Greek Anthology)
- The Greek anthology with an English translation, vol. III by W. R. Paton, Published by W. Heinemann (London), G.P. Putnam's sons (New York) 1915 (έκδοση 1925) δες και [16] (contains book IX of the Greek Anthology)
- The Greek anthology with an English translation, vol. VI by W. R. Paton, Published by W. Heinemann (London), G.P. Putnam's sons (New York) 1918. see also [17] (contains books X-XII of the Greek Anthology)
- The Greek anthology with an English translation, vol. V by W. R. Paton, Published by W. Heinemann (London), G.P. Putnam's sons (New York) 1918 also see [18] (contains book IX of the Greek Anthology, σελ. XIII–XVI)]
- Anthologiae Grecae Erotica [19]
- Anthologiae Grecae Erotica [20]
- Plutarchi Moralia (translation)
- The inscriptions of Cos [21] in [22]
- Inscriptiones graecae insularum maris Aegaei. Fasciculus II, Inscriptiones Lesbi, Nesi, Tenedi
- Plutarchi Pythici dialogi tres [23], [24], 1893
His works are extensively quoted as the main / significant references both for the Greek Anthology as well as for Polybius.
References
- ^ a b Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, *Erinnerungen 1848-1914 *(Leipzig: K. F. Koehler, 1929), pp. 227-8, as mentioned in Andrew Rickard: W. R. Paton, 24 January 2012
- ^ About János Kemény "János and his scottish-greek wife Augusta Paton"
- ^ Mr. Tarbell's Reply to Mr. Paton's Comment, F. B. Tarbell, The American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Sep., 1890) (pp. 318-320), page 3, he signs "Aberdeen, Scotland"
- ^ J. H. Fowler, *The Life and Letters of Edward Lee Hicks* (London: Christophers, 1922), pp. 91-2: *"I also had the privilege of meeting him personally, both at my own house in Scotland, ... and also at his own house", as mentioned in Andrew Rickard: W. R. Paton, 24 January 2012
- ^ [1]
- ^ *American Journal of Archaeology* (Vol. XXVI, 1922, p. 90)
- ^ The Classical Review (1905), 19 : pp 411-411 "Five Odes of Pindar. Rendered into English by W. R. Paton, Ph.D. Aberdeen"
- ^ L'isola di Kalymnos e la pesca delle spugne: saggio, Carlo Flegel - 1895 "William Patton il quale nel 1885 sposò la signorina *Irene Olympitis*figlia del.."
- ^ Archaeology, anthropology, and heritage in the Balkans and ...: Volume 1, David Shankland - 2004 "During a stay on the island of Kalymnos, then part of the Ottoman Empire, he had fallen in love with *Irene*, the daughter of Emmanuel *Olympitis*, mayor of the island. They married, and one of their married homes was at Gumusjuk"
- ^ Auf einer dieser Unternehmungen lernte Paton auch seine spatere Frau *Irene* (1869/70-1908) kennen, die Tochter des Burgermeisters der Insel Kalymnos, Emanuel *Olympitis*. 1885 heiratete Paton die »schone Griechin« und blieb, wie Wilamowitz (On one of these companies met his future wife Irene Paton (1869/70-1908), the daughter of Burger Master of the island of Kalymnos)
- ^ 1897 Revue des etudes grecques, the 1897 Folk-lore - A Quarterly Review (W. R., Esq., Vathy, Samos, Turkey, via Smyrna )s:Page:Folk-lore - A Quarterly Review. Volume 8, 1897.djvu/19, the 1899 and 1921 Journal Folklore of the Folklore Society (*Paton*, WR, Esq., Ph.D., *Vathy*, *Samos*, Greece (per Messrs. Burnett & Reid, 12, Golden Square, Aberdeen) and in the 1897 Notes on the folklore of the Fjort (French Congo) of the Folklore Society (*Paton*, W. It., Esq., *Vathy*, *Samos*, Turkey, via Smyrna.), in a published letter of his from the 1915 Classical Review, 1915 Rev. étud. grecques (Paton (W.-R.), Vathy, île de Samos, via Pirée), as well as in the 1916 Jahrbuch des Kaiserlich Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts and the 1917 Journal of Hellenic studies (*Paton*, WR, *Vathy*, *Samos*) Paton
- ^ [2]
- ^ The English text of Histories of Polybius by W. R. Paton
- ^ The English text of Histories of Polybius by W. R. Paton