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Gordon Jennings Laing was an American classical scholar, born in London, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1891, taught Latin and Greek at Whetham College, Vancouver, British Columbia (1892-1893), and at the University of Toronto (1893-1895). He took the degree of Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University in 1896, after which he taught and served at Bryn Mawr (1897–99), Chicago (1899-1921), McGill (1921–23), and Chicago (1923–35). He was managing editor of the Classical Journal from 1905 to 1908, associate editor of Classical Philology after 1905, and general editor of the University of Chicago Press after 1908. His publications include Masterpieces in Latin Literature, an edition of Selections from Ovid, and an edition of the Phormio of Terence, as well as Survivals of Roman Religion (1931). The Gordon J. Laing Award from the University of Chicago Press is named in his honor. In 1939, he was the commencement speaker at Washington University in St. Louis.
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The name Gordon Jennings Laing is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.
Gordon is commonly found in United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa, and 83 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Gordon is recorded 21,247 times globally, ranking it as the 3,007th most common name worldwide.
Gordon is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 8,145 occurrences, making it the 246th most popular name in the country.
In United Kingdom, the name Gordon is found among 1 in every 67 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | #246 | 1 : 67 |
| United States of America | #1,089 | 1 : 450 |
| South Africa | #1,214 | 1 : 1,335 |
| Canada | #400 | 1 : 246 |
| Hong Kong | #325 | 1 : 343 |
| Germany | #862 | 1 : 435 |
| Ireland | #462 | 1 : 187 |
| Malaysia | #2,644 | 1 : 4,138 |
| Singapore | #881 | 1 : 1,326 |
| France | #4,687 | 1 : 4,812 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Gordon from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Gordon Jennings Laing was an American classical scholar, born in London, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1891, taught Latin and Greek at Whetham College, Vancouver, British Columbia (1892-1893), and at the University of Toronto (1893-1895). He took the degree of Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University in 1896, after which he taught and served at Bryn Mawr (1897–99), Chicago (1899-1921), McGill (1921–23), and Chicago (1923–35). He was managing editor of the Classical Journal from 1905 to 1908, associate editor of Classical Philology after 1905, and general editor of the University of Chicago Press after 1908. His publications include Masterpieces in Latin Literature, an edition of Selections from Ovid, and an edition of the Phormio of Terence, as well as Survivals of Roman Religion (1931). The Gordon J. Laing Award from the University of Chicago Press is named in his honor. In 1939, he was the commencement speaker at Washington University in St. Louis.
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