Definition: Edith Hamilton was born on August 12, 1867, in Dresden, Germany, to American parents. She was raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and started to learn Latin at age seven. Starting in 1896, she served for 26 years as headmistress of Bryn Mawr Preparatory School in Baltimore, Maryland. When she retired, in 1922, she started her writing career.
Edith Hamilton wrote The Greek Way, The Roman Way, Mythology, The Prophets of Israel, The Great Age of Greek Literature, Spokesmen for God, Echo of Greece, Witness to the Truth: Christ and His Interpreters, and a translation of three Greek plays.
At the age of ninety she went to Greece where she was made an honorary Greek citizen. She died on May 31, 1963.
Source: Edith Hamilton
Edith Hamilton wrote The Greek Way, The Roman Way, Mythology, The Prophets of Israel, The Great Age of Greek Literature, Spokesmen for God, Echo of Greece, Witness to the Truth: Christ and His Interpreters, and a translation of three Greek plays.
At the age of ninety she went to Greece where she was made an honorary Greek citizen. She died on May 31, 1963.
Source: Edith Hamilton
