Victor Bers

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Victor Bers
PhD
)
Occupations
  • Philologist
  • classicist
  • professor
Years active1972–2018
Spouse
Susan Adler
​
(m. 1966)​
Parent

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]

Biography

Early life and education

Bers was born on August 30, 1944, in

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

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

Books

  • Bers, Victor (2008). Genos Dikanikon: Amateur and Professional Speech in the Courtrooms of Classical Athens.
    ISBN 978-0674032033
    .
  • Bers, Victor (1997). Speech in speech: Studies in Incorporated Oratio Recta in Attic Drama and Oratory.
    ISBN 9780847684502
    .
  • Bers, Victor (1984). Greek Poetic Syntax in the Classical Age. New Haven, CT:
    ISBN 9780300028126
    .

References

  1. ^ Redden, Elizabeth (2012-03-28). "Whose Yale College?". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  2. ^ "Victor Bers | Henry Koerner Center for Emeritus Faculty". emeritus.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  3. ^ "2001 Annual Meeting Program | Society for Classical Studies". classicalstudies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  4. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  5. ^ Read "Biographical Memoirs: Volume 80" at NAP.edu.
  6. ^ "The Standard-Star 10 Apr 1959, page 14". Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  7. ^ a b "Victor Bers | Faculty of Arts and Sciences". fas.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  8. ISBN 978-90-04-32738-2
    .
  9. JSTOR 4350562
    .
  10. ^ "1999 Annual Meeting Program | Society for Classical Studies". classicalstudies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-10.

External links

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