J. R. V. Marchant (1853–1936)

Author of Cassell's Latin Dictionary (Latin-English and English-Latin)

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Includes the names: J. R. V. Marchant, J. R. V. Marchant, M.A., James Robert Vernam Marchant, James Robert Vernam Marchant

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Cassell's Latin Dictionary (Latin-English and English-Latin) (2011) 269 copies, 2 reviews

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Canonical name: Marchant, J. R. V.
Birthdate: 1853
Date of death: 1936
Gender: male
Education: Wadham College, Oxford (B.A. 1876, M.A. 1879)
Occupations: lexicographer
Organizations: Wadham College, Oxford
Short biography: James Robert Vernam Marchant (1853–1936) was a British author and lexicographer best known for his work on Cassell's Latin Dictionary. Despite his contributions to classical studies, detailed biographical information about his place of birth and education is not readily available in public records. Marchant authored several works, including Commercial History: An Introductory Treatise for the Use of Advanced Classes in Schools and Barrister-at-Law: An Essay on the Legal Position of Counsel in England , indicating a diverse range of interests and expertise. Given the limited information accessible through standard academic and genealogical sources, uncovering more about his early life and educational background may require consulting specialized archives or historical records related to 19th-century British scholars.

Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 :

Marchant, James Robert Vernam, 3s. Job, of Great Chishill, Essex, cler. Wadham Coll., matric. 11 Oct., 1872, aged 19; scholar 1872-6, B.A. 1876, M.A. 1879, bar.-at-law, Gray's Inn, 1884. See Foster's Men at the Bar.
Nationality: British
Map Location: United Kingdom

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MyopicBookworm 248 reviews

Cassell's Latin Dictionary by J. R. V. Marchant

Although the revisers removed post-Augustan vocabulary, aiming primarily at a dictionary of classical Latin, they left a wide range of translations for the standard vocabulary which makes this quite a handy reference for late Latin too, compared to the more strictly classical (though much larger) Oxford Latin Dictionary. MB 30-iii-07

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Cassell's Latin Dictionary by J. R. V. Marchant

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