Background
Quinn, Betty Nye was born on March 22, 1921 in Buffalo. Daughter of Fritz Arthur and Alma (Svenson) Hedberg.
Quinn, Betty Nye was born on March 22, 1921 in Buffalo. Daughter of Fritz Arthur and Alma (Svenson) Hedberg.
Bachelor, Mount Holyoke College, 1941. Master of Arts, Bryn Mawr College, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, Bryn Mawr College, 1944.
Analyst, United States Army, 1944-1946, Central Intelligence Agency, 1947. Instructor, assistant professor Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1948-1959, director public relations, 1952-1959, associate professor, 1959-1968. Professor classics Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts,1968-1991, professor emeritus, 1991.
American Academy Rome fellow, 1942-1943.
American Philosophical Society grantee, 1952.
Member of Classics Association New England (president 1970-1971), Mediaeval Academy American, Vergilian Society of America, American Philosophical Association.
Married John F. Quinn, September 21, 1950.