John William Donaldson

John William Donaldson (1811-1861) was an English writer and a philologist, born in London. He was a Fellow of Cambridge and tutor of Trinity College, and chiefly known as author of "New Cratylus, or Contributions towards a more Accurate Knowledge of the Greek Language," a work of great erudition and of value to scholars. He also contributed to the philological study of Latin, and wrote a grammar of both languages. He failed when he intruded into the field of biblical criticism.

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