James Adam

Who was James Adam?

James Adam was a Scottish classicist who taught Classics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

He was educated at the University of Aberdeen and Caius College, Cambridge, where he gained his BA as Senior Classic in 1884 and became a fellow of Emmanuel College in 1888. In 1890, a former student of his, Adele Marion, became his wife and lifelong collaborator. Their daughter, Barbara Frances, was the British sociologist and criminologist, Lady Barbara Wootton.

Widely respected even today are his editions and commentaries on Plato's Apology, Crito, Euthyphro, Protagoras, and the Republic.