Ernest Brehaut


Ernest Brehaut was a Canadian-American classicist, historian and author.

Biography

He was born on May 23, 1873 in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the son of George and Margaret Mackinnon. Brehaut married Marguerite Upton on January 3, 1907.
He died on November 11, 1953 in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.

Education

He completed his B.A. at Dalhousie University of Canada in 1894, followed by his A.B. at Harvard University in 1896 and he completed his Ph.D. at Columbia University in 1912.

Career

He served as an instructor of Latin language at Colorado College from 1898 to 1908 and a professor of history from 1908 to 1911.