Background
Carpenter, Rhys was born on August 5, 1889 in Cotuit, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Henry and Anna Morgan (Douglass) Carpenter.
Carpenter, Rhys was born on August 5, 1889 in Cotuit, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Henry and Anna Morgan (Douglass) Carpenter.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1908, Doctor of Philosophy, 1916. Bachelor of Arts, Balliol College, (University of Oxford, England), 1911. Master of Arts, 1914.
Doctor of Letters, Rutgers University, 1941.
Studied American School Classical Studies, Athens, Greece, 1912-1913.
Instructor classical archeology, 1913-1915, associate, 1915-1916, associate professor, 1916-1918, professor, 1918-1955, professor emeritus, 1955-1980, Bryn Mawr College. Director American School Classical Studies, Athens, Greece, 1927-1932, 46-48, visiting professor, 1956-1957. In charge Classical School, American Academy, Rome, 1939-1940.
Sather professor classical literature University of California, 1945.
Served as First lieutenant Military Intelligence Staff, Army of the United States, 1918-1919. Member American Philosophical Society, Archeological Institute American, Philadelphia Oriental. Member Greek Archaeological
Society German Archaeological
Institute, Austrian Archeol Institute, Hispanic Society American Corresponding. Member Pontifical Roman.
Academy Archaeology.
Married Eleanor Houston Hill, April.