Victor Bers (born August 30, 1944) is an American philologist and classicist. He serves as Professor Emeritus of Classics at Yale University,[1] where he taught since 1972 before retiring in 2018.[2] Prior to retiring, he served as a Director of the American Philological Association (now the Society for Classical Studies).[3] Bers is the son of mathematician Lipman Bers.[4]
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| Born | August 30, 1944 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Education | University of Chicago (AB) New College, Oxford (BA) Harvard University (PhD) |
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| Years active | 1972–2018 |
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Susan Adler (m. 1966) |
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Biography edit
Early life and education edit
Bers was born on August 30, 1944, in Providence, Rhode Island; he is the son of the mathematician Lipman Bers, who created the theory of pseudoanalytic functions.[5] Bers was educated at Albert Leonard Junior High School[6] and New Rochelle High School. He matriculated at the University of Chicago, where he would graduate with a bachelor's degree with distinction. Afterwards, he attained a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship to study at New College, Oxford, where he would obtain a second degree.[7] In 1972, he completed studies for his Doctor of Philosophy at Harvard University. His dissertation was entitled "Enallage and Greek Style."[8] That same year, he joined the faculty of Yale University.[7]
Career edit
In 1975, Bers was appointed a fellow at Yale. He would spend the majority of his career at the university, becoming a full-time professor in 1989.[9] In 1999, he was named a Director of the American Philological Association.[10]
Publications edit
Books edit
- Bers, Victor (2008). Genos Dikanikon: Amateur and Professional Speech in the Courtrooms of Classical Athens. Washington, D.C.: Center for Hellenic Studies. ISBN 978-0674032033.
- Bers, Victor (1997). Speech in speech: Studies in Incorporated Oratio Recta in Attic Drama and Oratory. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780847684502.
- Bers, Victor (1984). Greek Poetic Syntax in the Classical Age. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300028126.
References edit
- ^ Redden, Elizabeth (2012-03-28). "Whose Yale College?". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Victor Bers | Henry Koerner Center for Emeritus Faculty". emeritus.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ "2001 Annual Meeting Program | Society for Classical Studies". classicalstudies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ "Victor Bers to Wed Miss Susan Adler". The New York Times. 1966-08-24. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ Read "Biographical Memoirs: Volume 80" at NAP.edu.
- ^ "The Standard-Star 10 Apr 1959, page 14". Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ a b "Victor Bers | Faculty of Arts and Sciences". fas.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ Bers, Victor (2018-06-22). Enallage and Greek Style. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-32738-2.
- ^ Bers, Victor (1989). "Review of Sophocles: Antigone and Oedipus the King. A Companion to the Penguin Translation". The Classical World. 83 (2): 117–118. doi:10.2307/4350562. ISSN 0009-8418. JSTOR 4350562.
- ^ "1999 Annual Meeting Program | Society for Classical Studies". classicalstudies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-10.