Frank Bigelow Tarbell (January 1, 1853 – December 4, 1920) was a professor of Classic Studies at the University of Chicago from 1893 until 1918.
A historian and archeologist, Tarbell published numerous books related to his field.
He was graduated in 1873 from Yale College, where he was a member of the secret society Skull and Bones.
Tarbell went back to the American School of Classical Studies to serve as secretary from 1892 until 1893.
[3] Professor Tarbell was one of the faculty members chosen to lay the cornerstone for the University of Chicago Classics building on June 9, 1914.