William Fulco
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William James Fulco,
Fulco was born in Los Angeles. He entered the
He was hired to translate the dialogues for
Fulco died on November 29, 2021.[5]
Early life and education
Fulco was born to Dr. Herman J. Fulco and Clelia Marie DeFeo Fulco in the Leimert Park area of Los Angeles. He had a brother, Dr. Armand Fulco, and sister, Yvonne Henriks. He graduated from Loyola High School. He later joined the Society of Jesus in 1954 and was ordained in 1966. Fulco earned his B.A. and Licentiate of Sacred Theology from Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley, California (now Santa Clara University) and his M.A. at Gonzaga University. Fulco finished his Ph.D. in Near Eastern languages and literatures from Yale University.[6]
Father William Fulco was fluent in nine languages including English, Spanish, Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Arabic, Hebrew, German.[5][6][7]
Loyola Marymount University
Fuclo began teaching at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles in August 1998.[8] He founded the school's Classics and Archaeology department within the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts. He was awarded the National Endowment for the Humanities Chair of Ancient Mediterranean Studies.
During his teaching career, he taught courses on topics including Greek and Latin for medicine, archaeology and the Bible, and Mediterranean studies.
Fuclo was also active in the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity on LMU's campus. He was the faculty advisor from 2002 to 2019, and was awarded by the national organization with the 2011 SigEp Citation, Volunteer of the Year, and Distinguished Alumnus awards.[9]
Father William Fulco retired from teaching in 2019.[8]
Personal life
Fulco was public about his alcoholism from 1968 to 1985. He was able to become sober via a
Fulco died November 29, 2021, at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos from pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 85.[8]
References
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- ^ Bierma, Nathan. "The Jesuit scholar who translated 'The Passion'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ a b "SigEp celebrates the life of Citation recipient and longtime volunteer". Sigma Phi Epsilon. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Fulco, William J. (Father)". West Province. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ "LMU Jesuit archaeologist remembered as a beloved mentor, brilliant scholar". December 6, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c "IN MEMORY OF A JESUIT PRIEST: FR WILLIAM J FULCO". asiamedia.lmu.edu. December 1, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ "SigEp celebrates the life of Citation recipient and longtime volunteer". sigep.org. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ Scobas, Brigette. "Student describes Fulco as 'quintessential' man". Los Angeles Loyolan. Retrieved March 8, 2023.