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Harold Edgeworth Butler (8 May 1878 – 5 June 1951) was a British classicist. He was Professor of Latin at University College, London in succession to A. E. Housman from 1911 until his retirement.

Butler was the son of the Rev. Arthur Gray Butler, the first headmaster of Haileybury College.

He was the father of the psephologist Sir David Butler.

References

1. "Prof. H. E. Butler". The Times. 9 June 1951. p. 8.
2. Crick, Michael (2018). Sultan of Swing: The Life of David Butler. Biteback Publishing.

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