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==Life and career== ==Life and career==
Mayor was born at ], ] (now ]) the son of Rev. Robert Mayor and Charlotte Bickersteth. His mother came from the prominent Bickersteth family and was the sister of ] and Rev. ]. He was sent to England to be educated at ] and ]. ] was his younger brother.<ref>{{acad|id=MR844JE|name=Mayor, John Eyton Bickersteth}}</ref> Mayor was born at ], ] (now ]) the son of Rev. Robert Mayor and Charlotte Bickersteth. His mother came from the prominent Bickersteth family and was the sister of ] and Rev. ]. He was sent to England to be educated at ] and ]. ] was his younger brother.<ref name=":0">{{acad|id=MR844JE|name=Mayor, John Eyton Bickersteth}}</ref>


From 1863 to 1867, Mayor was librarian of the ], and in 1872 succeeded ] in the ] of ], which he held for 28 years. His best-known work, an edition of the thirteen ], is notable for an extraordinary wealth of illustrative quotations. His ''Bibliographical Clue to Latin Literature'' (1875), based on ]'s ''Grundriss zu Vorlesungen über die römische Litteraturgeschichte'', was a valuable aid to the student, and his edition of ]'s ''Second Philippic'' became widely used.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} From 1863 to 1867, Mayor was librarian of the ], and in 1872 succeeded ] in the ] of ], which he held for 28 years. His best-known work, an edition of the thirteen ], is notable for an extraordinary wealth of illustrative quotations. His ''Bibliographical Clue to Latin Literature'' (1875), based on ]'s ''Grundriss zu Vorlesungen über die römische Litteraturgeschichte'', was a valuable aid to students, and his edition of ]'s '']'' became widely used.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}


He also edited the English works of ], Bishop of Rochester (1876); ] ''History of St John's College, Cambridge'' (1869); ]'s ''Speculum historiale de gestis regum Angliae 447–1066'' (1863&ndash;69); ]'s ''Schoolmaster'' (new ed., 1883); the ''Latin Heptateuch'' (1889); and the '']''.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} Mayor also edited the English works of ], Bishop of Rochester (1876); ] ''History of St John's College, Cambridge'' (1869); ]'s ''Speculum historiale de gestis regum Angliae 447–1066'' (1863&ndash;69); ]'s ''Schoolmaster'' (new ed., 1883); the ''Latin Heptateuch'' (1889); and the '']''.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}


According to the '']'', Mayor learned ] in 1907, and gave a historic speech against Esperanto reformists at the ] held at Cambridge. According to the '']'', Mayor learned ] in 1907, and gave a historic speech against Esperanto reformists at the ] held at Cambridge.
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His life and work are idiosyncratically and somewhat unsympathetically described in '']'s Mayor: The Professor Who Lived on 2d. a Day'' by ]. His life and work are idiosyncratically and somewhat unsympathetically described in '']'s Mayor: The Professor Who Lived on 2d. a Day'' by ].


He is buried in the ] in Cambridge.<ref>''A Cambridge Necropolis'' by Dr. ], 2000</ref> Mayor died on 1 December 1910 in Cambridge. He is buried in the ] in Cambridge.<ref name=":0" />


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English scholar, writer and activist (1825–1910)

John E. B. MayorFBA
1891 portrait by Hubert von Herkomer
BornJohn Eyton Bickersteth Mayor
(1825-01-28)28 January 1825
Baddegama, British Ceylon
Died1 December 1910(1910-12-01) (aged 85)
Cambridge, England
Resting placeAscension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Scholar, writer, activist

John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor FBA (28 January 1825 – 1 December 1910) was an English classical scholar, writer and vegetarianism activist.

Life and career

Mayor was born at Baddegama, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) the son of Rev. Robert Mayor and Charlotte Bickersteth. His mother came from the prominent Bickersteth family and was the sister of Henry Bickersteth, 1st Baron Langdale and Rev. Edward Bickersteth. He was sent to England to be educated at Shrewsbury School and St John's College, Cambridge. Joseph Bickersteth Mayor was his younger brother.

From 1863 to 1867, Mayor was librarian of the University of Cambridge, and in 1872 succeeded H. A. J. Munro in the professorship of Latin, which he held for 28 years. His best-known work, an edition of the thirteen Satires of Juvenal, is notable for an extraordinary wealth of illustrative quotations. His Bibliographical Clue to Latin Literature (1875), based on Emil Hübner's Grundriss zu Vorlesungen über die römische Litteraturgeschichte, was a valuable aid to students, and his edition of Cicero's Second Philippic became widely used.

Mayor also edited the English works of John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester (1876); Thomas Baker's History of St John's College, Cambridge (1869); Richard of Cirencester's Speculum historiale de gestis regum Angliae 447–1066 (1863–69); Roger Ascham's Schoolmaster (new ed., 1883); the Latin Heptateuch (1889); and the Journal of Philology.

According to the Enciklopedio de Esperanto, Mayor learned Esperanto in 1907, and gave a historic speech against Esperanto reformists at the World Congress of Esperanto held at Cambridge.

His life and work are idiosyncratically and somewhat unsympathetically described in Juvenal's Mayor: The Professor Who Lived on 2d. a Day by J. G. W. Henderson.

Mayor died on 1 December 1910 in Cambridge. He is buried in the Ascension Parish Burial Ground in Cambridge.

Vegetarianism

Mayor succeeded Francis William Newman as president of the Vegetarian Society in 1884 and remained in that position till his death. He was a strict vegetarian and teetotaller but it was noted that "he never sought to impose his rule of abstinence on others." Mayor authored What is Vegetarianism?, in 1886. His vegetarian writings were published in the book, Plain Living and High Thinking in 1897.

Mayor ate a strict vegetarian diet and lived off twopence a day. His diet consisted of bread, fruit, porridge and vegetables with lemonade as his only drink.

Selected publications

Notes

  1. ^ "Mayor, John Eyton Bickersteth (MR844JE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ Chisholm 1911.
  3. Spencer, Colin. (1995). The Heretic's Feast: A History of Vegetarianism. University Press of New England. p. 275. ISBN 0-87451-708-7
  4. Venn, John; Venn, John Archibald (15 September 2011). "Mayor, John Eyton Bickersteth". Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Cambridge University Press. p. 379. ISBN 978-1-108-03614-6.
  5. "Twelve Cambridge Sermons. By John E. B. Mayor. Edited with a Memoir by H. F. Stewart". The Journal of Education. 34: 183. 1912.
  6. "Prof. John E. B. Mayor, M. A". Food, Home and Garden. 1 (9): 131. 1897.
  7. "Lived on Twopence a Day". Porthcawl and District News. 8 December 1910. p. 3. (subscription required)

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