Timothy Nolan Gantz | |
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| Born | December 23, 1945 |
| Died | January 20, 2004 (aged 58) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Haverford College, B.A., 1967 |
| Alma mater | Ph.D., Princeton, 1970 |
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| Institutions | University of Georgia |
Timothy Nolan Gantz (23 December 1945 –20 January 2004) was an American classical scholar and the author of Early Greek Myth:A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources. [1]
Gantz received his Bachelor of Arts from Haverford College in 1967,and his Ph.D. in Classics from Princeton University in 1970. [2]
From 1970,Gantz was a long-time professor of Classics at the University of Georgia,where he directed its "Studies Abroad in Rome" program from 1985 to 2003. [3]
In 1993 he published his book Early Greek Myth:A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources,which puts particular emphasis on earlier sources of the Archaic period. [4] The book was received positively, [5] and,according to classicist Robin Hard,"can be recommended unreservedly as a comprehensive guide to the early mythical tradition". [6]
Gantz died in Athens,Georgia,on 20 January 2004,aged 58. [7]
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