Matthew Albert Bayfield (17 June 1852 in
Kings Norton,
Worcestershire – 2 August 1922 in
Hertford) was an English classical scholar, author, headmaster, clergyman and spiritualist. Bayfield is best known for his commentaries on classical Greek texts as well his writing on the subject of poetry. His works include
The Measures Of The Poets (1919) and
A Study of Shakespeare's Versification (1920). Bayfield collaborated with
Walter Leaf and
Arthur Woollgar Verrall on numerous commentaries on the works of
Sophocles,
Homer and
Euripides.