Goodwin, William Watson (1831–1921)

US classicist. He taught at Harvard (1856–1901) and was the first director of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens (1882–83). His publications include Syntax of Moods and Tenses of Greek Verb (1878) and Greek Grammar (1892), both frequently reprinted and still used today. Goodwin was born in Concord, Massachusetts. He was educated at Harvard University, gaining his BA in 1851, and then studied for his PhD at the University of Gottingen, Germany, graduating in 1855.