Author:Floyer Sydenham

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Floyer Sydenham
(1710–1787)

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English scholar of Ancient Greek, in addition to translator of Plato's Dialogues. Thomas Taylor, a fellow contemporary translator, compiled the late Sydenham's translations along with his own to create a complete English translation of Plato's Dialogues

Works

Dialogues of Plato
Io (1759)

Greater Hippias (1759)

Banquet, Part I (1761)

Lesser Hippias (1761)

Banquet, Part II (1767)

Meno (1769)

Rivals (1769)

First Alcibiades (1773)

Second Alcibiades (1776)

Philebus, Part I (1779)

Philebus, Part II (1780)
A dissertation on the doctrines of Heraclitus: so far as it is mentioned, or alluded to, by Plato (1775)
Onomasticon theologicum; or, An essay on the divine names, according to the Platonic philosophy (1784)

Compilation

Works of Plato his first fifty-five dialogues by Plato (1804) translated with Thomas Taylor

Works about Sydenham

"Sydenham, Floyer," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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