Timothy Gantz
Encyclopedia
Timothy Nolan Gantz was a classical scholar, the author of Early Greek Myth: A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources 1993. Dr Gantz (A.B.
Haverford College
1967, PhD
Princeton University
1970) was a long-time Professor
of Classics
at the University of Georgia
from 1970; he directed its Studies Abroad in Rome program from 1985. He died in Athens, Georgia
. He is survived by his wife, Elena, and his son, Tavish.
Bachelor of Arts
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Haverford College
Haverford College
Haverford College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States, a suburb of Philadelphia...
1967, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
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Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
1970) was a long-time Professor
Professor
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of Classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
at the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
from 1970; he directed its Studies Abroad in Rome program from 1985. He died in Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
. He is survived by his wife, Elena, and his son, Tavish.