{{Use American English|date=October 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Short description|American Latin professor (1902–1987)}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox person | name = Frederic Melvin Wheelock | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|year=1902|month=9|day=19|mf=y}} | birth_place = Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age |1987|10|29|1902|9|19|mf=yes}} | death_place = Sharon, Connecticut, U.S. | alma_mater = Harvard University | occupation = Professor of Classics, Florida Presbyterian (now Eckerd) College | children = Martha Wheelock }}
'''Frederic Melvin Wheelock''' (September 19, 1902 – October 29, 1987) was an American Latin professor, best known for his authorship of ''Wheelock's Latin''.
== Early life == He was the son of Franklin M. and Etta R. (née Goldthwaite) Wheelock. He graduated ''cum laude'' from Harvard University in 1925 and later received both M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University.<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 10, 1987|title=Dr. Frederic M. Wheelock; Professor, 85|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/10/obituaries/dr-frederic-m-wheelock-professor-85.html|access-date=May 26, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
== Career == He taught at Haverford College, Harvard University, the City College of New York, Brooklyn College, Cazenovia Junior College (where he served as dean), the Darrow School for Boys, the University of Toledo (from which he retired in 1968,<ref>{{Cite web |date=1991 |title=UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO – FACULTY - PROFESSORS EMERITI |url=https://www.utoledo.edu/library/canaday/triviadocs/Trivia_Faculty-Emerti.pdf |website=The University of Toledo}}</ref> being a full professor), and Florida Presbyterian College (where he served as visiting professor). Wheelock was a member of the American Classical League, American Philological Association and the Classical Association of the Atlantic States.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/author/|title=Frederic M. Wheelock|website=HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher|language=en-US|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=April 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175707/https://www.harpercollins.com/author/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Personal life == On August 14, 1937, he married Dororthy Elizabeth Rathbone (1909–1990), daughter of James Colburn Rathbone (1881–1983) and Lillian Ford Rathbone (née Reynolds; 1884–1952). His two children are Martha Ellen Wheelock<ref>{{cite news |title=Former I. E. Young Teacher to Wed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-standard-star-martha-wheelock/198451029/ |work=The Standard-Star |date=June 9, 1967 |location=New Rochelle, NY |page=27 |access-date=May 28, 2026 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> and Deborah Wheelock Taylor,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pope |first1=Justin |title=New Textbooks: Is There Something New to Say about a Dead Language? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/northwest-signal-deborah-wheelock-taylor/198451565/ |work=Northwest-Signal |date=September 13, 2004 |location=Napoleon, OH |page=7 |access-date=May 28, 2026 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> who continued his legacy as teachers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wheelockslatin.com/authors.htm|title=The Official Wheelock's Latin Series Website|website=www.wheelockslatin.com|access-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref> Ralph Wheelock (1600–1683) was Frederic's paternal 7th great-grandfather.
== Books == Wheelock wrote a number of papers and reviews in the areas of textual criticism, paleography, and Latin studies. Some of his works include:
*''Wheelock's Latin''<ref>{{cite book|title=Wheelock's Latin, 7th Edition|first=Frederic M.|last=Wheelock|location=New York|publisher=Collins Reference|year=2011}}</ref> *''Wheelock's Latin Reader'',<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wheelock|first=Frederic M|title=Wheelock's Latin reader: selections from Latin literature|url=https://archive.org/details/wheelockslatinre00whee|url-access=registration|date=2001|publisher=HarperResource|others=Wheelock, Frederic M., LaFleur, Richard A.|isbn=0-06-093506-5|edition=2nd ed. / rev. by Richard A. LaFleur|location=New York|oclc=47744470}}</ref> previously titled ''Latin Literature: A Book of Readings''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wheelock|first=Frederic M|title=Latin literature: a book of readings|url=https://archive.org/details/latinliteratureb0000whee_d6n6|url-access=registration|date=1969|publisher=Barnes & Noble Books|isbn=0-06-460080-7|location=New York|oclc=5675844}}</ref> *Introduction and annotations of ''Quintilian as Educator'' (translated by H. E. Butler)<ref name=":0" />
Biographies of Wheelock written by Ward Briggs appear in the book ''A Biographical Dictionary of American Classicists'' (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994) and in ''The Classical Outlook'' (winter 2003 issue).
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *[http://wheelockslatin.com/classica802--briggsinWP8.pdf Biography of Frederic Melvin Wheelock provided by Wheelockslatin.com] * {{DBCS}}
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