James Loeb
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James Loeb was an American banker, philanthropist, and classical scholar best known for endowing the influential Loeb Classical Library series of Greek and Latin texts with facing English translations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Loeb canonical | 5 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
banker
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classical scholar ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| aimOfWork | to provide reliable texts with English translations for students and general readers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Harvard University Press
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Loeb Classical Library ⓘ
surface form:
Loeb Classical Library series
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Loeb ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Greek literature
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Latin literature ⓘ classics ⓘ |
| founded | Loeb Classical Library ⓘ |
| genreOfPhilanthropy | support for classical studies ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasPartInLegacy |
Greek texts with facing English translations
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Latin texts with facing English translations ⓘ |
| hasRole |
benefactor of classical scholarship
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patron of academic publishing ⓘ |
| heritage | American of German-Jewish descent ⓘ |
| impact |
expanded access to classical education
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influenced generations of students of Greek and Latin ⓘ |
| influenced | study of classical literature in the English-speaking world ⓘ |
| knownFor | making Greek and Latin texts accessible to a broad audience ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legacy | standard reference series for classical texts ⓘ |
| name | James Loeb self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor | Loeb Classical Library ⓘ |
| notableWork | Endowment of the Loeb Classical Library ⓘ |
| occupation |
banker
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classical scholar ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
classical philology
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humanities ⓘ |
| socialRole | member of a prominent banking family ⓘ |
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