Charles H. Beeson
Charles Henry Beeson (1870–1949) was an American classical scholar. His book  A Primer of Medieval Latin: An Anthology of Prose and Poetry (1925) has remained one of the leading texts for learning post-classical Latin. In addition, he was an active researcher and reviewer, especially for the journal Classical Philology. In 1935, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Beeson was born in Columbia City, Indiana. In 1893, he received his A.B. in classics from Indiana University. In 1895, he received his A.M. from Indiana. In 1907, he received his Ph.D. from Munich University.

During World War I, he worked in the Military Intelligence Division (MID) Cryptography Department (MI-8).

Publications

Books
 A Primer of Medieval Latin: An Anthology of Prose and Poetry, Chicago, 1925.

Articles
 The Vocabulary of the Annales Fuldenses, Speculum Vol. 1 (1), Jan. 1926: 31-37 
 Isidore's Institutionum Disciplinae and Pliny the Younger, Classical Philology Vol. 8 (1), Jan. 1913: 93-98
 The Text Tradition of Donatus' Commentary on Terence, Classical Philology  Vol. 17 (4), Oct. 1922: 283-305 
 The Archetype of the Roman Agrimensores, Classical Philology  Vol. 23 (1), Jan. 1928: 1-14 
 The Manuscript Problem of Vitruvius, Classical Philology Vol. 30 (4) Oct. 1935: 342-347 
 The Text History of the Corpus Caesarianum, Classical Philology Vol. 35 (2), Apr. 1940: 113-125 
 The Collectaneum of Hadoard, Classical Philology Vol. 40 (4), Oct. 1945: 201-222 
 The Manuscripts of Bede, Classical Philology Vol. 42 (2), Apr. 1947: 73-87 
 Lupus of Ferrières and Hadoard, Classical Philology Vol. 43 (3) Jul. 1948: 190-191