Cedric Hubbell Whitman
Cedric Hubbell Whitman (born December 1, 1916 in Providence , Rhode Island , † June 5, 1979 in Cambridge , Massachusetts ) was an American classical philologist .
Life
He earned an AB from Harvard University in 1943 and a Ph.D. 1947 ( The Religious Humanism of Sophocles ). Since 1947 he taught at Harvard.
In 1961 Whitman was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Fonts (selection)
- Homer and the heroic tradition . Cambridge 1958, OCLC 900847669 .
- Sophocles. A study of heroic humanism . Cambridge 1966, OCLC 34702262 .
- Euripides and the full circle of myth . Cambridge 1974, ISBN 0-674-26920-9 .
- Charles Segal as editor: The heroic paradox. Essays on Homer, Sophocles and Aristophanes . Ithaca 1982, ISBN 0-8014-1453-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter W. (PDF; 852 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved February 15, 2020 .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Whitman, Cedric Hubbell |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Whitman, Cedric; Whitman, Cedric H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Providence |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th June 1979 |
| Place of death | Cambridge |