William Seymour Tyler (1810-1897) was the Amherst College, Massachusetts historian during his tenure as professor of Latin, Greek, and Greek literature from 1832-1893. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Greek literature refers to those writings autochthonic to the areas of Greek influence typically though not necessarily in one of the Greek dialects throughout the Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He was born September 2, 1810 in Hartford, Pennsylvania, the son of Joab and Nabby née Seymour Tyler. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern He matriculated at Amherst in 1829, graduated in 1830 (cf. Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display external links below), and completed his M.A. in (1833). A Master of Arts ( Latin: Magister Artium) is a Postgraduate academic Master's degree awarded by universities in a large Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He tutored at Amherst from 1832-34 and in 1836. Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap He was a professor of Latin and Greek at Amherst from 1836-47, and Professor of Greek from 1847-93. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He was named Professor Emeritus in 1893 (1893-97). Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common From 1835-36 he studied theology under Dr. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Skinner in New York, and on September 4, 1839 he married Amelia Ogden, daughter of Mason Whiting of New York. The City of New York Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The City of New York They had four sons. He was ordained a minister in North Amherst, Massachusetts on October 16, 1859. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He received the honorary D.D. degree from Harvard University (1857) and two honorary LL.D. degrees from Amherst (1871) and Harvard (1886). Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Doctor of Laws ( Latin: Legum Doctor, LLD) is a Doctorate -level Academic degree in Law. Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He died in Amherst on November 19, 1897. Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
He edited many Greek and Latin texts, and was the author of History of Amherst College During Its First Half Century (1872) and History of Amherst College during the Administration of its First Five Presidents (1894). Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the latter he claimed that Amherst was the first college to use Latin honors. Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an Academic degree was earned
William Seymour Tyler was one of the original trustees of Smith College and one of the residential houses on campus, Tyler House, was named after him.
External links
- William Seymour Tyler is the 214th graduate of Amherst College as noted in the record of the graduating class of 1830 [1]
- Table of Contents linking to Tyler's text of A History of Amherst College during the Administration of Its First Five Presidents [2]
- Tyler House [3]
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