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. References 

1875 births
1954 deaths
Canadian classical scholars
Harvard University faculty
Harvard University Department of History faculty
Classical scholars of Harvard University
Corresponding Fellows of the British Academy
Presidents of the American Historical Association
Canadian emigrants to the United States
Members of the American Philosophical Society
Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences