Arthur Frederick Stocker (January 24, 1914 – January 13, 2010) was an American medievalist, classicist, and academic. From 1970 until 1971, he served as the president of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South.[1]
Arthur F. Stocker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arthur Frederick Stocker January 24, 1914 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 2010 (aged 95) |
| Spouse |
Marian West (m. 1968) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Williams College (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
| Thesis | De novo codicum Servianorum genere (1939) |
| Influences | E.K. Rand |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Classics |
| Institutions | Bates College University of Virginia University of Chicago |
Early life and education
editStocker was born on January 24, 1914, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He graduated from George Washington High School as class valedictorian, matriculating at Williams College where, in 1934, he received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude.[2][3] Stocker would go on to earn a master's degree and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He completed his dissertation, "De novo codicum Servianorum genere," in 1939.[4]
Academic career
editFrom 1941 until 1942, Stocker was an instructor in Greek at Bates College. He would spend the majority of his career at the University of Virginia where he began as an assistant professor in the classics before gradually rising to the rank of a full-time professor in 1960.[4] In the summer of 1951, he was a visiting professor at the University of Chicago. Between 1955 and 1963, he served as the chair of the university's classics department, later advancing to become an associate dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 1962 until 1966.[4]
Personal life
editStocker was married to educator Marian West,[5] whom he married in 1968.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Arthur F. Stocker". CAMWS. 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ The Classical Association of Virginia 2010.
- ^ Mikalson & Kenan, Jr. 2015.
- ^ a b c d Gordon, Laura. "STOCKER, Arthur Frederick". Database of Classical Scholars. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Deaths: Stocker". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 5 July 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
Sources
edit- "Dr. Arthur F. Stocker Remembered". The CAV News. Spring 2010.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Mikalson, Jon D.; Kenan, Jr., W.R. (2015). An Informal, Slightly Hagiographic History of Classics At the University of Virginia, From 1825–1970. University of Virginia. pp. 55–57.