James Adam (classicist)

James Adam ( born April 7, 1860 in Keith Hall, near Aberdeen; † 30 August 1907 in Aberdeen) was a British classical scholar.

After visiting the Old Aberdeen grammar school, Adam began in 1876 at the University of Aberdeen studying classical philology, which he in 1880 with a first class honors BA completed. Then he got a place as a Classical Scholar at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he won in 1884 the first Chancelor 's Medal. In the same year he was appointed a Fellow of Emmanuel College, since 1900, he was there also Senior Tutor. In addition, he also taught at Girton College, founded in 1869 College for Women. In 1903, he was with the text edition of Plato's Republic to Litt. D. doctorate. In 1904 to 1906 he had the honor to hold the Gifford Lectures on Natural Theology at the University of Aberdeen. The theme he chose The Religious Teachers of Greece. In 1906 he was a candidate with a praelection about The Doctrine of the Celestial Origin of the Soul from Pindar to Plato ( published in The Vitality of Platonism and Other Essays ) for election to the Regius Professor of Greek, a position which by the death of Richard Claverhouse Jebb was vacant and was eventually re-occupied by Henry Jackson.

Adam was in 1890 with Adela Marion Adam, a former student and lifelong collaborator, married. Both their sons were the chemist Neil Kensington Adam FRS ( born November 6, 1891 in Cambridge, † 19 July 1973 in Southampton ) and Arthur Innes Adam (* April 25, 1894; † September 16, 1916 ), both of their daughter sociologist Barbara Wootton ( born April 14, 1897 in Cambridge, † July 11, 1988 in Surrey ). Adela Marion Adam Gifford Lectures published her husband, accompanied by a biographical sketch, and other writings from the estate. She is also the author of a book 's Plato: Plato 's Moral and Political Ideas ( 1913).

Adam is known for his Plato editions and Comments ( Apology, Crito, Euthyphro, Protagoras and - reprinted several times over a century back - Politeia ) and for the Gifford Lectures on " The Religious Teachers of Greece ".

Writings (selection )

  • Platonis Apologia Socratis. With introduction, notes and appendices. University Press, Cambridge, 1887.
  • Platonis Crito. Edited with introduction, notes and glossary. University Press, Cambridge, 1888.
  • Platonis Euthyphro. With introduction and notes. University Press, Cambridge, 1890.
  • The Nuptial Number of Plato. Its solution and Significance. C. J. Clay, London, 1891.
  • Platonis Protagoras. With introduction and notes. University Press, Cambridge 1893; Reprint 1971. Commentary in the Perseus Project, online
  • The Republic of Plato. Edited with critical notes, and an introduction on the text. University Press, Cambridge 1897, second edition 1909.
  • The Republic of Plato. Edited with critical notes, commentary and appendices. University Press, Cambridge 1902, comment in the Perseus Project, online The Republic of Plato. Edited with critical notes, commentary, and appendices. With a new introduction by D. A. Rees. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, vol. 1: Introduction & Books I -V, online; vol. 2: Books VI -X and Indexes, 1963, reprint 1965, 1969, 1975, 2009.
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