William Henry Crogman

J.L. Nichols and William H. Crogman, The Progress of a Race
Naperville, Illinois, 1920 page 358

Born in 1841 in the Leeward Islands, Crogman spent his early years as an able-bodied seaman. After years of self-study, he took his degree at Atlanta University in 1873. He then became Professor of Greek at Clark University, and served for more than 40 years. From 1903-1910 he was Clark’s president. He was a member of the American Philological Association from 1898 until his death in 1931.