Thomas Habinek (December 25, 1953 – January 19, 2019) was an American classical scholar.
Thomas Habinek | |
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| Born | December 25, 1953 |
| Died | January 19, 2019 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | Princeton University (AB) Harvard University (PhD) |
He specialized in Latin literature and Roman cultural history.
Life and career
editHabinek received his AB in classics from Princeton University in 1975,[1] and later completed his PhD in classical philology from Harvard University in 1981.[1]
He was a professor of classics at University of Southern California[1] from 1992 to 2019, and received two fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies and the Associates' Award for Excellence in Teaching.[1] He died on January 19, 2019, at the age of 65.[2]
Bibliography
editSome of his books are:
- Ancient Rhetoric and Oratory
- The World of Roman Song: From Ritualized Speech to Social Order
- The Politics of Latin Literature: Writing, Identity, and Empire in Ancient Rome.
- The Roman Cultural Revolution
- The Colometry of Latin Prose
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Faculty Profile > USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences". dornsife.usc.edu.
- ^ Hardesty, Greg. "Web In Memoriam: Thomas Habinek". USC Dornsife. Retrieved 26 January 2019.