Background
Beatson was born in London, the son of Anby Beatson, a Cheapside merchant.
Beatson was born in London, the son of Anby Beatson, a Cheapside merchant.
He was educated first at Merchant Taylors" School, and afterwards at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1825 and Master of Arts
In 1828. He was elected a fellow of his college soon after taking his first degree, and was senior fellow at the time of his death (24 July 1874). He compiled the Index Græcitatis Æschyleæ, which was published at Cambridge in 1830 in the first volume of the Index in Tragicos Græcompanies An edition of Robert Ainsworth"s Thesaurus Linguæ Latinæ, revised by Beatson, was issued in 1829, and republished in 1830 and in 1860.
His other works were:
Progressive Exercises on the Composition of Greek Iambic Verse.
. Foreign the use of King"s School, Canterbury, Cambridge, 1836. A popular school book, which reached a tenth edition in 1871
Exercises on Latin Prose Composition, 1840.
Lessons in Ancient History, 1853. An edition of Demosthenes" Oration against the Law of Leptines, 1864.
These references are found in the Diplomate of National Board article referred to above.
