Background
Gilliam, James Franklin was born on March 14, 1915 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Clinton Cailey and Hazel Elvira (Carr) Gilliam.
university professor classical philologist
Gilliam, James Franklin was born on March 14, 1915 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Clinton Cailey and Hazel Elvira (Carr) Gilliam.
James Frank Gilliam studied at San Jose State University (Bachelor 1935) and at Stanford University (Master of Arts 1936). In 1940 he earned his Doctor of Philosophy at Yale University under the classicist Michael Rostovtzeff. After his Doctor of Philosophy, he worked as an instructor in classics until his academic career was interrupted by military service in World World War II from 1941 to 1945.
In 1947 Gilliam joined the faculty of Wells College in Aurora, New York as an assistant professor In 1949 he moved to the University of Iowa, where he became a professor of history and classics, remaining until 1961. After a year as a professor of history at the University of Oregon (1961–1962), Gilliam became a professor of Greek and Latin at Columbia University.
His final academic appointment was at the Institute for Advanced Study (Institute for Advanced Study ) in Princeton, New Jersey, where in 1965 he became a professor of classics and history in the School of Historical Studies.
He retired from the Institute for Advanced Study as professor emeritus in 1985. In the academic year 1955/1956 he was a Guggenheim Fellow.
From 1970 to 1985, Gilliam worked part-time at Columbia University: from 1970 to 1981 as curator of the papyri collection and from 1970 to 1985 as an adjunct professor From 1972 to 1975 he was a visiting lecturer at Princeton University.
In the academic year 1978/1979 he taught as Sather Professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
Served to captain Army of the United States, 1941-1945. Member American Philological Association, Archaeol. Institute American, Society Promotion Roman Studies, German Archaeology Institute (correspondent), International Association Papyrologists, American Society Papyrologists (president 1971-1973).
Married Elizabeth Holzworth, September 6, 1941. Children: Elizabeth, John Franklin, Anne.