Charles Knapp (22 June 1868 – 17 September 1936 ) was an American classical scholar.

Biography

He was born in New York City. He graduated from Columbia University at age 19 and received a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in 1890 at 22 years of age, having been prize fellow 1887-1890. He became tutorial fellow in Latin (1890–91) and was appointed instructor in Latin and Greek (1891-1902), and adjunct professor of classical philology (1902–06). In 1906, he became a noted professor of classical philology at Barnard College, a women's liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University. An intellectual at heart, Knapp was nonetheless well liked by his students, as referenced in Barnard College: The First Fifty Years, a book presenting the history of the women's college and published by Columbia University.

Writings

Knapp contributed to the American Journal of Philology, the Classical Journal, Classical Philology, the Classical Review, and the Classical Weekly (of which he became managing editor in 1906). He also contributed articles on classical subjects to encyclopedic works.

Family

Knapp was married to Theresa Shaw in 1889 in Manhattan, New York. Together, they had one son, Charles M. Knapp, born 21 September 1892.