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John Percival Postgate
Born
John Percival Postgate

24 October 1853
Birmingham, England
Died15 July 1926(1926-07-15) (aged 72)
Birmingham, England
Alma materUniversity of Liverpool
Occupation(s)Professor, scholar
SpouseEdith Allen
ChildrenRaymond Postgate
Margaret Cole
ParentJohn Postgate
RelativesOliver Postgate (grandson)
John Postgate (grandson)
FamilyPostgate family
An American edition of "The New Latin Primer"

John Percival Postgate, FBA (24 October 1853 – 15 July 1926) was an English classicist and academic. He was a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1878 until his death, and also taught at Girton College, Cambridge (1877–1909) and University College, London (1880–1908). Having been passed over for the Chair of Latin at the University of Cambridge, he was Professor of Latin at the University of Liverpool from 1909 to 1920. He was a member of the Postgate family.

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