George Willis Botsford (May 9, 1862, West Union, Iowa – December 13, 1917, New York City) was an American classicist, ancient historian, and professor of history, specializing in Greek and Roman history.
From 1893 to 1895 he was a professor of Greek at Bethany College in West Virginia.
[5] For many years Botsford was on the editorial board of the Political Science Quarterly.
[2] His textbooks on Greek and Roman history gained prominence in secondary schools and colleges.
[2] Their son, Jay Barrett Botsford (1893–1938), became a history professor at Brown University.