Walter Scott (scholar)
Walter Scott (10 September 1855 – 26 February 1925) was an
Scott was born in
From 1879–86 Scott was a fellow of
At Sydney, Scott took much interest in the university as a whole. He was one of the leaders in the movement for the establishment of the women's college, and as dean of the faculty of arts encouraged the teaching of modern literature, history and philosophy, and the inauguration of university extension lectures. His health was, however, not good and in 1890 at his own suggestion his chair was divided, and he became professor of Greek. Scott carried out the duties of this chair for about 10 years, but resigned due to continued ill-health in August 1900.[1]
Scott returned to England and in 1905 became professor of classics at
Though essentially a scholar and shy in nature, Scott's work at Sydney and Montreal was much appreciated. His combination of profound and wide scholarship with idealism was a strong influence in university and teaching life. He did distinguished work as a classical scholar, but the amount of it was limited by his precarious health.
References
- ^ MUP, 1988, p. 549.
- ^ Available for download as a PDF document at https://archive.org/details/fragmentahercul00librgoog .
- Serle, Percival (1949). "Scott, Walter". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.