William M. Brashear
William Matt Brashear (born September 5, 1946 in Ithaca , † February 2, 2000 in Spencer ) was a German-American papyrologist .
William M. Brashear studied Classical Philology in the United States, Rome and Berlin. From 1971 to 1981 he was a research fellow at the Egyptian Museum in Berlin-Charlottenburg and from 1981 until his death director of the papyrus department in Berlin (West).
His main research interests included the Greek magical papyri. His contribution to the book series Rise and Decline of the Roman World (ANRW) is regarded today in papyrology as the standard work on this topic.
literature
- Herwig Maehler : William Matt Brashear, 1946-2000. In: Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists 37, 2000, 13-15
Fonts
- Ptolemaic documents . Berlin 1980 (BGU XIV).
- Associations in Greco-Roman Egypt . Constance 1993 (Xenia 34).
- The Greek Magical Papyri: an Introduction and Survey; Annotated Bibliography (1928-1994) . In: Rise and Fall of the Roman World . Volume II 18, 5 (1995), pp. 3380-3684.
- Wednesday's Child is Full of Woe, or, The seven deadly sins and some more too! (Another Apotelesmatikon: P. Med. Inv. 71.58) , Nilus 1, Vienna 1998.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brashear, William M. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brashear, William Matt (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American papyrologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ithaca |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 2000 |
| Place of death | Spencer |