Evan T. Sage

Evan T. Sage, in his capacity as professor both of classics and education, gave long and energetic service to the cause of Latin in the schools. His scholarly interests lay in the manuscript tradition of Petronius and, later, the medieval reputation of Virgil, but his most lasting contribution may be his translation of three volumes of Livy in the Loeb series. His article on the Vatinian Law was controversial. He also wrote a series of articles in CJ, edited the Latin Bulletin, and in 1929 founded the Philological Society of Pittsburgh. In the words of David Robinson, he was "an excellent teacher, a sound scholar, and a cooperative and helpful gentleman.'' -- Rutgers University