William Linn Westermann
William Linn Westermann (September 15, 1873 – October 4, 1954) was an American historian and
papyrologist who served as the president of the American Historical Association in 1944. He was regarded as an expert on the economy of the ancient world.[1]
Career
Westermann was born in
University of Alexandria in Egypt.[1]
Westermann was appointed to the
Paris Peace Conference of 1919. He was a member of the American Academy in Rome's Broad of Trustees from 1922 to 1933.[1] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1944.[4]
Personal life
Westermann, a descendant of
Scarsdale public schools, Phillips Exeter Academy, graduated from Harvard University,[7] and worked for the New York Department of Commerce.[8] He married Virginia Woodworth on August 4, 1942,[9] and had two children.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e "W. L. Westermann, Educator, 81, Dies". New York Times. October 5, 1954. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ "Columbia Names Scholars". New York Times. March 5, 1923. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ "Columbia acquires third century papyri". New York Times. November 27, 1932. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ a b "Burial Rites for Eminent Historian In Oakwood Today". Dixon Evening Telegraph. July 21, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved October 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Mrs. W. L. Westermann". New York Times. December 22, 1960. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ "Announce Marriage Of Mr. Westermann". Scarsdale Inquirer. August 14, 1942. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Widely Known Professor of History Dies". Dixon Evening Telegraph. October 8, 1954. Retrieved August 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Son of Former Dixon Woman Weds in East". Dixon Evening Telegraph. August 7, 1942. Retrieved August 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- William Linn Westermann at the Database of Classical Scholars
- William Linn Westermann papers, ca. 1930–1954 at the Columbia University Library.
- William Linn Westermann, Correspondence, 1918–1919 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Library
- William Linn Westermann's presidential address and picture at the American Historical Association
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