Background
Halpern, Eric Franklin was born on February 28, 1952 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Stephen and Irene Sally (Needle) Halpern.
University publishing director
Halpern, Eric Franklin was born on February 28, 1952 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Stephen and Irene Sally (Needle) Halpern.
Bachelor, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1974; Bachelor, University of Oxford, 1977; Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1980.
Assistant editor Acquisitions, Cornell University Press., Ithaca, New York, 1981-1984; editor Humanities, Johns Hopkins University Press., Baltimore, 1984-1990; editor-in-chief, Johns Hopkins University Press., Baltimore, 1990-1996; director, University Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, since 1996.
Member Modern Language Association, Classical Association Atlantic States.
Married Frances Jane Weatherburn. Children: Helen Augusta, Ian Henry.