Background
Beeson was born in Columbia City, Indiana.
Beeson was born in Columbia City, Indiana.
In 1907, he received his Ph.D. from Munich University.
His book A Primer of Medieval Latin: An Anthology of Prose and Poetry (1925) has remained one of the leading texts for learning post-classical Latin. In addition, he was an active researcher and reviewer, especially for the journal Classical Philology. In 1893, he received his A.B. in classics from Indiana University.
In 1895, he received his A.M. from Indiana. During World War I, he worked in the Military Intelligence Division (MID) Cryptography Department (MI-8).
American Academy of Arts and Sciences.