James L. Kingsley

James Luce Kingsley (August 28, 1778 - August 31, 1852) was an American classical and biblical scholar. Kingsley, born in Windham, Connecticut, was educated at Williams and Yale, where he graduated in 1799. He then taught for two years, first at Weathers, Connecticut, and then at Windham, and in 1801 became a teacher at Yale. In 1805, he was appointed professor of Hebrew, Greek and Latin. Kingsley was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1825. He was relieved of part of his duties in 1831 when a separate professor of Greek was established, and from another part in 1835 when a professor of sacred literature was founded, but he continued to teach in Latin until he resigned. 1851 year. Kingsley died in New Haven, Connecticut.