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William Sheldon Hadley

The subject was sometimes surnamed "Hadley", and sometimes "Sheldon Hadley"

William Sheldon Hadley, LL.D (b. Moseley 22 October 1859 – d, Heacham 25 December 1927)[1] was a British academic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[2]

Hadley was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1882, and M.A. in 1885.[3] He became a Fellow of Pembroke in 1882;[4] a Lecturer in Classics in 1884; and Master of Pembroke in 1912.[5]

He was married to Edith Hadley, the daughter of the Reverend Robert Foster, chaplain to the Royal Hibernian Military School in Dublin. Their elder son, Isaac Peyton Sheldon Hadley, served in the First World War, was awarded a Military Cross, and, having been invalided home to convalesce, died of influenza in October 1918.[6][7] Their younger son, Patrick Hadley, also served in the War, during which he lost a leg, and went on to become a composer.

Works

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  • The War List of Pembroke College, 1914–1918, Cambridge University Press, 1922.
  • The Alcestis of Euripides, Cambridge University Press, 1896 (Pitt Press Series).[8]
  • The Hecuba of Euripides, Cambridge University Press, 1894 (Pitt Press Series).[9]
  • Euripides, Hippolytus, Cambridge University Press, c. 1890.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ 'Dr. W. S. Hadley' The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 27 December 1927; p. 13; Issue 44774
  2. ^ European Collections
  3. ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part II. 1752–1900 Vol. iii. Gabb – Justamond, (1947) p186
  4. ^ University Intelligence. The Standard (London, England), Saturday, 7 October 1882; p. 3; Issue 18166
  5. ^ "Hadley, William Sheldon". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 7 January 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ Isaac Peyton Sheldon Hadley, surreyinthegreatwar.org.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. ^ Life Story – Peyton Sheldon Hadley, iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Hadley's Edition of the Alcestis – The Alcestis of Euripides. Edited with Introduction and Notes by W. S. Hadlet, M.A., Fellow and Assistant Tutor of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Cambridge: University Press. 1896. (Pitt Press Series.) 2s. 6d.", The Classical Review, Vol. 12, Issue 2, March 1898, pp. 118–119. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  9. ^ Euripides; W. S. Hadley, ed., Euripidou Ekkabe. The Hecuba of Euripides, with introduction and notes, archive.org. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Hadley's Hippolytus – Hippolytus. With Introduction and Notes by W. S. Hadley. 12mo, pp. 146. Cambridge University Press. 2s.", The Classical Review, Vol. 4, Issue 4, April 1890, pp. 158–160. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  11. ^ The Pitt Press Series (Cambridge University Press) – Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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