title: William Scott Ferguson
text: # William Scott Ferguson
  
  William Scott Ferguson (November 11, 1875 – April 28, 1954) was a Canadian-American classical scholar.
  
  ## Biography
  
  William Scott Ferguson was born in Marshfield, Prince Edward Island on November 11, 1875, the son of Senator Donald Ferguson.
  
  He was McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History at Harvard University from 1929 to 1945. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1921. He was president of the American Historical Association in 1930. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1937.
  
  He died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 28, 1954.
  
  