James Adam (classicist)

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James Adam (April 7, 1860 – August 30, 1907) was a Scottish classicist. He was a professor of Classics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He received his BA degree from University of Aberdeen in 1884 and his MA from Emmanuel College in 1888. In 1890, a former student of his, Adele Marion, became his wife and life-long collaborator.

Widely respected even today are his editions and commentaries on Plato's Apology, Crito, Euthyphro, Protagoras, and the Republic.

[edit] Editions and Commentaries on Plato

• Platonis Apologia Socratis. Cambridge University Press, 1887.
• Platonis Crito. Cambridge University Press, 1888. 2nd edition, 1893.
• Platonis Euthyphro. Cambridge University Press, 1890.
• Platonis Protagoras. Cambridge University Press, 1893 with Adele Marion Adam.
• The Republic of Plato. Cambridge University Press, 1902. 2nd edition edited by D.A. Rees, 1965.

[edit] Other Writings

• The Nuptial Number of Plato: its Solution and Significance. 1891.
• The Religious Teachers of Greece: Being Gifford Lectures on Natural Religion Delivered at Aberdeen. Editied and published by A.M. Adam in 1908 from lectures delivered in 1904-06. Includes a memoir by A.M. Adam.
• The Vitality of Platonism, and Other Essays. Edited and published by A.M. Adam in 1911.

[edit] Texts Online

• Gifford Lecture Series - Authors, includes short bio and a link to view Adam's Religious Teachers of Greece.
• J. Adam & A.M. Adam's Commentary on the Protagoras at Perseus
• Adam's Commentary on the Republic at Perseus
• Adam's Republic of Plato vol. 1 at Google Book Search