What is Jane Ellen Harrison's middle name?
Ellen
Jane Ellen Harrison date of birth:
September 9, 1850
How old was Jane Ellen Harrison when died?
77
Where was Jane Ellen Harrison born?
Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
When did Jane Ellen Harrison die?
April 15, 1928
What is Jane Ellen Harrison nationality?
British
What is Jane Ellen Harrison's occupation?
Classical scholar, linguist and feminist
Short Biography
Jane Ellen Harrison (9 September 1850 – 15 April 1928) was a British classical scholar, linguist and feminist. Harrison is one of the founders, with Karl Kerenyi and Walter Burkert, of modern studies in Greek mythology. She applied 19th century archaeological discoveries to the interpretation of Greek religion in ways that have become standard. Contemporary classics scholar Mary Beard, Harrison's biographer, has described her as "in a way ... [Britain's] first female professional 'career academic'". Ellen Wordsworth Crofts, later second wife of Sir Francis Darwin was Jane Harrison's best friend from her student days at Newnham, and during the period from 1898 to her death in 1903.