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Helen Hull Law
Helen Hull Law, from the 1929 yearbook of Wellesley College
BornFebruary 26, 1890
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 11, 1966 (age 76)
Winter Park, Florida, U.S.
Alma materVassar College
Occupation(s)Professor of Latin and Greek

Helen Hull Law (February 26, 1890 – November 11, 1966) was an American college professor and scholar of Latin and Greek. She taught at Meredith College in North Carolina from 1914 to 1926, and at Wellesley College from 1926 until she retired in 1954.

Early life and education

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Law was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1890, the daughter of George Elisha Law and Julia Ann Hull Law. Her father was a physician; he died in 1895.[1] She was the president of her class at Fort Ann Union School in 1907.[2] She graduated from Vassar College in 1911.[3][4] She completed doctoral studies at the University of Chicago in 1920.[5] Her dissertation, Studies in the songs of Plautine comedy, was reviewed by Cornelia C. Coulter in Classical Philology.[6]

Career

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Law was a professor of Latin and Greek at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 1914 until 1926, where her "depth and breadth of scholarship would have frightened the freshmen had not her charming shyness made them feel that they must put her at ease."[7] In 1923 she founded and organized the Kappa Nu Sigma honor society on campus; in 1927 she directed the play A Roman Wedding at Meredith.[8] Law later became professor of Greek at Wellesley College, and retired in 1954 after 28 years.

The Classical Club at Meredith College was named the Helen Hull Law Classical Club in her honor, after she left that school.[9]

Publications

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In 1932, Law published Bibliography of Greek Myth in English Poetry, with a Supplement published in 1941. In 1955, a revised edition was published which combines the two.[10]

Books

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  • Studies in the songs of Plautine comedy (University of Chicago 1920) OCLC 16000880
  • Law, H.H. (1955). Bibliography of Greek Myth in English Poetry. Bulletin (American Classical League). Folcroft Press. ISBN 978-0-8482-1545-3. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  • Brotherton, B.E.M.; Law, H.H. (1978). The vocabulary of intrigue in Roman comedy. Latin Poetry Series. Garland Pub. ISBN 9780824029838.

Articles

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Personal life

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Law traveled in the Mediterranean in 1934.[13] She moved to Florida in 1958, and was active in the Winter Park Benefit Association.[14] She died in Winter Park, Florida, in November 1966, at the age of 76.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Funeral of Dr. George E. Law". Brooklyn Eagle. May 29, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Commencements at Hand; Programs Arranged for Graduating Exercises at Argyle and Fort Ann". The Post-Star. June 21, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ White, Mrs Augusta Francelia Payne; Holman, Mary Lovering (1912). The Paynes of Hamilton: A Genealogical and Biographical Record. T. A. Wright. p. 92. Helen Hull Law.
  4. ^ The Vassar Miscellany. Vassar College. 1911. p. 729.
  5. ^ "Meredith Also Resumes". The News and Observer. September 7, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Coulter, Cornelia C. (1922). "Review of Studies in the Songs of Plautine Comedy". Classical Philology. 17 (4): 382–384. ISSN 0009-837X.
  7. ^ Johnson, Mary Lynch (1972). A History of Meredith College. Raleigh, NC: Meredith College. p. 124. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Latin Play Given". The News and Observer. March 20, 1927. p. 14. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ancient Roman Feast Served at Meredith; Latin and Greek Students Assemble in Togas and Sandals". The News and Observer. May 23, 1940. p. 7. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Law, Helen Hull (1955). Bibliography of Greek Myth in English Poetry. Oxford, OH: American Classical League, Service Bureau, Miami University.
  11. ^ Law, Helen H. "The Name Galatea in the Pygmalion Myth." The Classical Journal, vol. 27, no. 5, 1932, pp. 337–342. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3290617.
  12. ^ Law, Helen H. "Pater's Use of Greek Quotations." Modern Language Notes, vol. 58, no. 8, 1943, pp. 575–585. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2910781.
  13. ^ "Boston Residents Sail on Mediterranean". The Boston Daily Globe. 1934-09-15. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-06-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Check for West Side Pool". Orlando Evening Star. June 2, 1961. p. 9. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Dr. Helen Hull Law". Orlando Sentinel. November 12, 1966. p. 24. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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