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Henry Stuart Jones

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Henry Stuart Jones was a British classical scholar and lexicographer who worked on major reference resources for ancient Greek. He began the twentieth-century revision of Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon in 1911, updating its coverage through renewed examination of classical texts, inscriptions, and papyri. The revised edition, commonly identified with the initials LSJ, appeared in 1940 and remains a standard research tool for students and scholars of ancient Greek.

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What did Henry Stuart Jones revise in 1911?

Henry Stuart Jones began the twentieth-century revision of Liddell and Scott’s Greek-English Lexicon in 1911. He worked with renewed examination of classical Greek sources to update the reference work.

What subject was Henry Stuart Jones known for?

He was a British classical scholar whose work focused on ancient Greek language and literature. His best-known contribution was his role in revising the major Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell and Scott.

What is Liddell and Scott’s Greek-English Lexicon?

Liddell and Scott’s Greek-English Lexicon is a major reference dictionary for ancient Greek. Jones’s twentieth-century revision expanded and updated its coverage using further study of classical texts.

Why is Henry Stuart Jones important to Greek lexicography?

Jones helped bring an established nineteenth-century Greek dictionary into the twentieth century. His revision work began in 1911 and made the lexicon more useful for modern classical scholarship.

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