Flora Levin

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Flora R. Levin (died 2009) was a historian of ancient Greek music and mathematics, particularly known for her work on Nicomachus.

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Books

Levin's books included:

Education and career

Levin taught classics at Case Western Reserve University prior to 1962, [4] and completed a Ph.D. at Columbia University in 1967. [5] She died in 2009. [6]

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References

  1. Reviews of The Harmonics of Nicomachus and the Pythagorean Tradition:
    • Borthwick, E. K. (1978), The Classical Review, New Series, 28 (2): 386–387, doi:10.1017/S0009840X00229417, JSTOR   3062366, S2CID   162438449 {{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • Fleming, Thomas (February–March 1977), The Classical Journal, 72 (3): 277–278, JSTOR   3296910 {{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  2. Review of The Manual of Harmonics of Nicomachus the Pythagorean:
    • Greer, John Michael (Fall 1995), "Ancient Harmonies", Caduceus: The Hermetic Quarterly, 1 (3)
  3. Reviews of Greek Reflections on the Nature of Music:
  4. She is listed as having formerly taught at Western Reserve University in Levin, Flora R. (Spring 1962), "Review of La Musique Antique Grecque by Robert Tanner", The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 20 (3): 327–329, doi:10.2307/427334, JSTOR   427334 .
  5. Gordon, Roderick Dean (Fall 1969), "Doctoral dissertations in music and music education", Journal of Research in Music Education, 17 (3): 316–346, doi:10.2307/3343880, JSTOR   3343880, S2CID   220636678
  6. Her death is mentioned in the reviews by Marchetti (2009) and Holford-Strevens (2010).