Harold Whetstone Johnston
Harold Whetstone Johnston was a classical historian and Professor of Latin at Indiana University, best known for writing The Private Life of the Romans.
He died of cyanide poisoning on June 17, 1912 while on a train from Monon, Indiana to Indianapolis. The coroner determined that he had ingested potassium cyanide intentionally, and his friends indicated he had been upset due to financial difficulties.Works
