ANTHON, CitARLEs, LL.D., a well-known editor of classics, was b. in the city of New York in 1797. At the age of 14, he entered Columbia college, where lie pursued his studies with ardor and success for 4 years. Having been originally intended for the law, he now passed through a preliminary practical instruction in his brother's office, and in 1819 was admitted to the bar of the supreme court of the state of New York. Ili time, however, was chiefly devoted to classical literature, for which lie soon began to acquire a high reputation; and in 1820, when only 23 years of age, he was appointed adjunct-professor of languages in Columbia college. which office he held for 15 years. He now commenced that series of classical publications which has done so much to make available for popular purposes the erudite researches of European scholars. Ills first work 'gas a new edition of Lempriere's Clas.leal Dictionary, which was almost imme diately reissued in England. In 1830 appeared his larger edition of Horace, quite a novelty in its way, on account of the superabundant English notes which accompanied the text. In 1833, he issued a smaller edition, for the use of schools and colleges.
Virgil, Cusar, and other ancient writers have been illustrated in the same attractive manner. A.'s editions of the classics have acquired an extensive popularity; but scholars are disposed to regard them with a kind of learned aversion, both because of the temp tations they present to the school-boy to overlook the difficulties of a knotty passage, and of the superfluous and often unimportant matter which is dignified with the title of " commentary" or " notes." It cannot be doubted, however, that these works have given a healthy stimulus testlie rudimentary Stndy of.the ancient atithors. 1111831, A. received the degree of LLD, from his Alma Mater. In 1835, he succeeded prof. Moore in chair of languages. A. likewise published large works on ancient geography, Greek and Roman antiquities, mythology, literature, etc. Ile d. July 29, 1867.