John Mortimer Hunt

Background

Hunt, John Mortimer was born on September 21, 1943 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Mortimer and Ruth Pierson (Ott) Hunt.

Education

AB, Lafayette College, 1965; postgraduate fellow, Cornell Univercity, 1965-1966; Master of Arts, Bryn Mawr College, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Bryn Mawr College, 1970.

Career

From assistant professor to associate professor classical studies, Villanova (Pennsylvania) U., 1970-1991; professor, Villanova (Pennsylvania) U., since 1991; chairman of department of classical studies, Villanova (Pennsylvania) U., since 1993. Latin instructor Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1970. Visiting associate professor University of California, Santa Barbara, 1978.

Achievements

• John Mortimer Hunt has been listed as a noteworthy Classical studies educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Mayflower Descendant in Pennsylvania (co-editor The Pennsylvania Mayflower), Pennsylvania Society S.R., Society Colonial Wars in Pennsylvania, Colonial Society Pennsylvania, Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, The Franklin Inn Club.

Interests

• Avocations: genealogy, early American history, opera.

Connections

Father:

John Mortimer Hunt

Mother:

Ruth Pierson (Ott) Hunt