Mary Lathrop Benton

Mary Lathrop Benton
Benton in a 1924 publication.
BornFebruary 26, 1864
Bhamdoun, Mount Lebanon, Syria (now part of Lebanon)
DiedAugust 12, 1955
CitizenshipU.S.
Occupations
  • Professor
  • Dean of Women
Parent(s)Rev. William Austin Benton & Mrs. Loanza Goulding Benton, missionaries
RelativesWilliam Benton (nephew)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Minnesota (A.B., 1885)
Alma materSmith College (Honorary Doctor of Humanities, 1914)
Academic work
Institutions

Mary Lathrop Benton (1864–1955) was a Syrian-born American professor of Latin and French at Smith College. She also served as Dean of Women at Carleton College.[1]

  1. ^ Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A. (1928). Women of the West: A Series of Biographical Sketches of Living Eminent Women in the Eleven Western States of the United States of America. Publishers Press. p. 27. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via Wikisource. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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