Background
Minar, Edwin LeRoy was born on April 17, 1915 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Edwin LeRoy and Alma Inez (Jackson) Minar.
Minar, Edwin LeRoy was born on April 17, 1915 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Edwin LeRoy and Alma Inez (Jackson) Minar.
AB, Reed College, 1936; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1940.
Assistant professor foreign languages, Dakota Wesleyan University, 1939-1940; assistant to associate professor classics, Connecticut College, New London, 1940-1951; associate professor classical languages and literature, head department, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, 1951-1954; professor classical languages, Greek, head department, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, from 1954. Visiting professor Indiana U., spring 1961, summer 1963. Faculty fellow Fund forAdvancement Education, 1954-1955.
(This is a new release of the original 1942 edition.)
Member Society Ancient Greek Philosophy (president 1966-1968), American Philological Association, Classical Association Middle West and South, American Association of University Professors.
Married Louise Padberg, 1937. Married second Anne Marie Kelley, 1950 (divorced 1962). Children: Robert K., Jane E., Annette A.D.