Scholar Graves & Memorials

Octavius Pickering

1791–1868 (age 77)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Octavius Pickering was a Boston-area scholar and member of a distinguished New England family.

Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr.

1790–1861 (age 71)

Grove Street Cemetery

Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. was a Salem-based intellectual who lived from 1790 to 1861.

George J. Adler

1821–1868 (age 47)

Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum

George J. Adler was a Leipzig-born scholar and educator who lived from 1821 to 1868.

Charles Folsom

1794–1872 (age 78)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Charles Folsom (1794-1872) was an Exeter-connected scholar and bibliophile of the early 19th century.

Albert Taylor Bledsoe

1809–1877 (age 68)

University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium

Albert Taylor Bledsoe was a Frankfort resident and intellectual figure who lived from 1809 to 1877.

William Brown Hodgson

1801–1871 (age 70)

Bonaventure Cemetery

William Brown Hodgson was a Washington, D.C. resident and scholar who lived from 1801 to 1871.

Evangelinos Apostolides Sophokles

1807–1883 (age 76)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Evangelinos Apostolides Sophokles was a Greek-American classical scholar and lexicographer.

Gustav Seyffarth

1796–1885 (age 89)

Middle Village

Gustav Seyffarth was a German-born scholar and antiquarian who lived from 1796 to 1885.

Isidor Kalisch

1816–1886 (age 70)

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Isidor Kalisch (1816-1886) was a Krotoszyn-born scholar buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

George Washington Greene

1811–1883 (age 72)

Island Cemetery

George Washington Greene (1811-1883) was an East Greenwich resident buried in Island Cemetery.

Maximilian Schele De Vere

1820–1898 (age 78)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Maximilian Schele De Vere (1820-1898) was a scholar from Växjö who lived 78 years.

Andrew Preston Peabody

1811–1893 (age 82)

Proprietors Burying Ground

Andrew Preston Peabody (1811-1893) was a Beverly resident and scholar buried in Proprietors Burying Ground.

Benjamin Franklin DeCosta

1831–1904 (age 73)

Calvary Cemetery

Benjamin Franklin DeCosta was a 19th-century American scholar and antiquarian who lived from 1831 to 1904.

Selah Merrill

1837–1909 (age 72)

Mountain View Cemetery

Selah Merrill was a Canton resident and biblical scholar who lived from 1837 to 1909.

William Henry Green

1825–1900 (age 75)

Princeton Cemetery

William Henry Green was a Groveville resident and biblical scholar who lived from 1825 to 1900.

Albert Harkness

1822–1907 (age 85)

Swan Point Cemetery

Albert Harkness (1822-1907) was a Mendon resident and classical scholar of the 19th century.

Herbert Baxter Adams

1850–1901 (age 51)

Wildwood Cemetery

Herbert Baxter Adams (1850-1901) was a Shutesbury resident and scholar of the late 19th century.

Jeremiah Curtin

1835–1906 (age 71)

Greenwood Cemetery

Jeremiah Curtin was a Detroit resident and scholar who lived from 1835 to 1906.

William Watson Goodwin

1831–1912 (age 81)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

William Watson Goodwin (1831-1912) was a Concord-based scholar and intellectual of the classical period.

Solomon Schechter

1847–1915 (age 68)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Solomon Schechter was a Focșani-born scholar who lived from 1847 to 1915.

Abner Cheney Goodell

1831–1914 (age 83)

Harmony Grove Cemetery

Abner Cheney Goodell was a Cambridgeport resident and intellectual figure who lived from 1831 to 1914.

George M. Gould

1848–1922 (age 74)

Woodlawn Cemetery

George M. Gould (1848-1922) was an Auburn resident and scholar of the late 19th-early 20th centuries.

Lindsay Swift

1856–1921 (age 65)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Lindsay Swift (1856-1921) was a Boston resident who lived 65 years during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.

Gustav Gruener

1863–1928 (age 65)

Evergreen Cemetery

Gustav Gruener was a German-American immigrant and scholar in New Haven, Connecticut.

C. Alphonso Smith

1864–1924 (age 60)

Green Hill Cemetery

C. Alphonso Smith (1864-1924) was a Greensboro resident and intellectual figure.

Henry Rushton Fairclough

1862–1938 (age 76)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Henry Rushton Fairclough was a classical scholar and academic from Barrie who lived from 1862 to 1938.

Norris G. Osborn

1858–1932 (age 74)

Grove Street Cemetery

Norris G. Osborn was a New Haven resident and scholar who lived from 1858 to 1932.

Gordon Jennings Laing

1869–1945 (age 76)

Chicago

British-born classical scholar and academic who died in Chicago in 1945.

Duncan Black MacDonald

1863–1943 (age 80)

Old North Cemetery

Duncan Black MacDonald (1863-1943) was a Scottish-born academic and religious scholar.

Kirsopp Lake

1872–1946 (age 74)

Glen Haven Memorial Park

Kirsopp Lake (1872-1946) was a Southampton-based individual active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Archie Phinney

1904–1949 (age 45)

Jacques Spur Cemetery

Archie Phinney (1904-1949) was a Culdesac resident and Native American scholar.

Edward Deming Andrews

1894–1964 (age 70)

Center Cemetery

Edward Deming Andrews (1894-1964) was a Pittsfield resident and scholar.

F. Clever Bald

1897–1970 (age 73)

Forest Hill Cemetery

F. Clever Bald (1897-1970) was an American scholar from Baltimore.

Gerhard Masur

1901–1975 (age 74)

North Beverly Cemetery

Gerhard Masur was a Berlin-born intellectual who lived from 1901 to 1975.

Brooks Otis

1908–1977 (age 69)

Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery

Brooks Otis (1908-1977) was an American classical scholar and professor of Latin literature.

Stith Thompson

1885–1976 (age 91)

Pleasant Grove Cemetery

Stith Thompson was a Bloomfield-based scholar who lived from 1885 to 1976.

Israel Bettan

1889–1957 (age 68)

United Jewish Cemetery

Israel Bettan (1889–1957) was born in Šėta and was buried at United Jewish Cemetery.

Joseph Casper Husslein

1873–1952 (age 79)

Calvary Cemetery

Joseph Casper Husslein (1873–1952) of Milwaukee was buried at Calvary Cemetery.

Michael Karpovich

1888–1959 (age 71)

Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery

Michael Karpovich (1888-1959) of Tbilisi is interred at Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Cemetery.

Nahum Norbert Glatzer

1903–1990 (age 87)

Sharon Memorial Park

Nahum Norbert Glatzer (1903-1990) was a Jewish scholar, editor, and biographer noted for his work on Jewish philosophy.

Merze Tate

1905–1996 (age 91)

Pine River Cemetery

Merze Tate (1905-1996) was an American scholar of international relations who broke racial and gender barriers at instit...

Hanoch Albeck

1890–1972 (age 82)

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery

Hanoch Albeck (1890-1972) was born in Łowicz, Poland, and became a renowned Talmudic scholar in Israel, buried at the M...

Daṿid Ḥayim Even Shelush

1920–2016 (age 96)

Har HaMenuchot

David Hayim Even Shelush (1920-2016) was a Moroccan-born Israeli scholar and expert in North African Jewish heritage and...

Jonah Frankel

1928–2012 (age 84)

Har HaMenuchot

Jonah Frankel (1928-2012) was a Munich-born Israeli scholar specializing in rabbinic literature and aggadah at the Hebre...

Shimon Elituv

1937–2023 (age 86)

Har HaMenuchot

Shimon Elituv (1937-2023) was a Jerusalem-born Israeli scholar known for his work in Hebrew language and biblical studie...

Paul Boyer

1864–1949 (age 85)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Paul Boyer (1864-1949) was a French scholar from Cormery who was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.