Frank Card Bourne

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Frank Card Bourne (17 July 1914 - 1983) was an American classicist.

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Life

He was born on 17 July 1914. His parents were Moses Avander and Grace Winchester. [1]

He died in 1983. [2]

Career

He graduated from Princeton University with his bachelor's degree in 1936 and a PhD in 1941. [1] [3] He was the Kennedy Foundation Professor of Latin Language and Literature there from 1946 to 1976. [2]

Bibliography

Some of his books are:

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References

  1. 1 2 Association, American Philological (1 January 1994). Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN   9780313245602 . Retrieved 28 January 2017 via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "DR. FRANK CARD BOURNE". The New York Times. 23 November 1983. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. Princeton University Tigernet alumni records, consulted July 16, 2019