Joseph Bickersteth Mayor
Joseph Mayor | |
|---|---|
Portrait by Sir William Orpen, 1907 | |
| Born | 24 October 1828 Cape Colony, South Africa |
| Died | 29 November 1916 (aged 88) Kingston-on-Thames, England |
| Education | Rugby School |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Occupations |
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| Spouse |
Alexandrina Jessie Grote
(m. 1863) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | 1st Baron Langdale (uncle) Edward Bickersteth (uncle) John E. B. Mayor (brother) F. M. Mayor (daughter) Teresa Rothschild (granddaughter) |
Joseph Bickersteth Mayor (24 October 1828 – 29 November 1916) was an English writer and scholar. He was best known for his books Greek for Beginners (1880), Sketch of Ancient Philosophy (1881), and Chapters on English Metre (1886).