Background
Perry, Ben Edwin was born on February 21, 1892 in Fayette, Ohio, United States. Son of Edwin Stuart and Delle (Wickizer) Perry.
Perry, Ben Edwin was born on February 21, 1892 in Fayette, Ohio, United States. Son of Edwin Stuart and Delle (Wickizer) Perry.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1915, Master of Arts, 1916. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton, 1919.
Instructor Urbana (O.) U. School, 1919-1920. Instructor Latin Dartmouth, 1920-1922, Western Reserve University, 1922-1924. Assistant professor classics University of Illinois, 1924-1928, associate professor, 1928-1941.
Professor, 1941-1960, emeritus professor, 1960-1968.
Sather professor classical literature University of California, 1951. Visiting professor classics University of Michigan, winter 1967.
Member advisory council American Academy in Rome. Served in the United States Army, 1918-1919. Fellow Guggenheim Foundation, 1930-1931, 1954-1955.
Member American Philological Association (director) 1943-1947, 51-53, vice president 1951-1953), American Oriental Society, International Society for Folk-Narrative Research, Classical Association of Middle West and South, Society Byzantine Research in Athens, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Lillian M. Pierce, July 19, 1922.