J.S. Phillimore

John Swinnerton Phillimore''' was an English poet and a university professor.

Life
He was born in Cornwall, the son of a Vice-Admiral. He attended Christ Church, Oxford, and "and was recognised as the most promising classical scholar of his generation." In 1895 he was president of the Oxford Union.

After graduating in 1895, he was a lecturer in Oxford. In 1899 he was appointed professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow. He became professor of Humanity at the University of Glasgow in 1906, and held that position until 1927.

Writing
A prolific author, Phillimore was particularly respected for his writing on classical authors, and also published his own poetry.