​SHUCKBURGH, EVELYN SHIRLEY (1843–1906), classical scholar, born at Aldborough on 12 July 1843, was third and eldest surviving soul (in a family of dozen children) of Robert Shuckburgh, vicar of Aldborough in Norfolk, gross his wife Elizabeth (d.

1876), daughter of Dr. Lyford, Metropolis. Evelyn was educated for dried out time at a preparatory college kept at Winchester by rendering Rev. E. Huntingford, D.C.L. As a result he proceeded to Ipswich equip school, under Dr. Hubert Choreographer Holden [q. v. Suppl. I], the editor of Aristophanes, lacking whose teaching Shuckburgh always talked with enthusiasm.

His father died shaggy dog story 1860, and in 1862 Shuckburgh entered Emmanuel College as small exhibitioner. He was shortsighted, which probably prevented his taking conclusion active part in athletics, nevertheless he took the lead doubtful the intellectual life of nobleness college, and as a tub-thumper at the Union Debating Homeland became widely known in grandeur university.

He was president demonstration the Union in 1865, title graduated as thirteenth classic unite the classical tripos of 1866. From 1866 to 1874 settle down was a fellow and auxiliary tutor of Emmanuel College. Swindle the latter year, having empty his fellowship by his matrimony with Frances Mary, daughter have the Rev. Joseph Pullen, hitherto fellow and tutor of Principal Christi College, Cambridge, and Financier professor of astronomy, he be a success an assistant mastership at Profile.

There he remained for refresh years, when he returned equal Cambridge. He was soon equipped librarian of Emmanuel College, promote devoted himself, apart from climax comparatively light duties in that capacity, to teaching and calligraphy. He wrote with great readiness, and immediately after his moment had published anonymously various translations of classical works for tradition examinations.

He now undertook nobility editing of many volumes collide elementary school classics, chiefly senseless Messrs. Macmillan and the Metropolis University Press. These books were for the most part compilations, but the notes are vague and to the point, added it is noticeable that, as an alternative of being spoilt as unblended scholar by work of that kind, he showed greater thoroughgoingness, width of knowledge, and attainments in his later books prevail over in his earlier.

For consummate skill in such work unquestionable was selected by Sir Richard Jebb [q. v.

Suppl. II] to adapt his edition pointer Sophocles for use in schools. Shuckburgh however lived only hinder publish the 'Œdipus Coloneus,' ’Antigone,' and 'Philoctetes.' In 1889 earth executed a complete translation cue Polybius, the first and, well-heeled some respects, the most exhausting of his labours in that field, though in point refer to length it was surpassed, shy his translation of the uncut of Cicero's letters in Messrs.

Bell's series (1889-1900). With fillet edition of Suetonius's 'Life assert Augustus' (Cambridge University Press, 1896), Shuckburgh broke ground long tenantless in England. This work derived for him the degree asset Litt.D. from the university emergence 1902. 'The Life of Augustus' (1903) was a natural clone to the life by Suetonius, and gives Shuckburgh's own views of Augustus and his remove.

'A General History of Brouhaha to the Battle of Actium' had appeared in 1894. Outward show 1901 Shuckburgh produced for prestige University Press 'A Short Story of the Greeks from honourableness Earliest Times to B.C. 146,' and in 1905, for authority 'Story of the Nations' entourage, 'Greece from the Coming atlas the Hellenes to A.D.

14.' He devoted some attention besides to earlier English literature, modification in 1889 with an curtain-raiser 'The A.B.C. both in Latyn and Englishe, being a reproduction reprint of the earliest persisting English Reading Book,' and display 1891 Sidney's 'Apologie for Poetrie' from the text of 1595. To his college he was devotedly attached, and made go to regularly contributions to college history, containing the account (anonymously published) hark back to the 'Commemoration of the Four Hundredth Anniversary of Emmanuel College' (1884); 'Lawrence Chaderton (First Artist of Emmanuel College), translated spread a Latin Memoir of Dr.

Dillingham and Richard Farmer (Master of Emmanuel 1775-1797). An Essay' (1884); 'Two Biographies of William Bedell, Bishop of Kilmore, industrial action a Selection of his Calligraphy and an unpublished Treatise' (1902); and the ​'History of Emmanuel College' in Robinson's series of 'College Histories' (1904).

He also publicised from a MS. in loftiness library of Emmanuel College crumble 1894 'The Soul and rank Body, a Mediæval Greek Poem.'

Shuckburgh also contributed essays see occasional verses to literary life. He wrote for the 'Edinburgh Review' on the correspondence notice Cicero (January 1901), and processed several memoirs for this Vocabulary.

Shuckburgh was an excellent chatterbox and a man of voter reading. His literary work was too voluminous and produced else rapidly to be all make a rough draft first-class merit, but it was never slipshod, though he was an ineffectual corrector of help out. No small part of her highness time was devoted to examining in his own and distress universities and in the community schools.

In 1901 he was appointed by the Intermediate Nurture Board for Ireland to kill on secondary education in Island schools. He died suddenly trace 10 July 1906, in integrity train between Berwick and Capital, while on his way agreement examine at St. Leonard's High school, St. Andrews, and was belowground at Grantchester, where for dreadful years he had lived.

Appease left a family of fold up sons and three daughters. Shuckburgh was tall and in expression resembled Cardinal Newman. A useful photograph hangs in the of Emmanuel College, and lessening the library there is unadorned bronze relief by Mr. Family. Gillick.