LANE

lane, george martin (1823-1897), american scholar, was born at charlestown, massachusetts, on the 24th of december 1823. he graduated in 1846 at harvard, and in 1847-1851 studied at the universities of berlin, bonn, heidelberg and gottingen. in 1851 he received his doctor's degree at gottingen for his dissertation _smyrnaeorum res gestae et antiquitates_, and on his return to america he was appointed university professor of latin in harvard college. from 1869 until 1894, when he resigned and became professor emeritus, he was pope professor of latin in the same institution. his _latin pronunciation_, which led to the rejection of the english method of latin pronunciation in the united states, was published in 1871. he died on the 30th of june 1897. his _latin grammar_, completed and published by professor m. h. morgan in the following year, is of high value. lane's assistance in the preparation of harper's latin lexicons was also invaluable. english light verse he wrote with humour and fluency, and his song _jonah_ and the _ballad of the lone fishball_ were famous.