Background
Lynch, John Patrick was born on August 30, 1943 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Joseph and Sophia Lynch.
academic administrator classics professor
Lynch, John Patrick was born on August 30, 1943 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Joseph and Sophia Lynch.
Bachelor of Arts with high honors, Harvard University, 1965; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1968; Master of Philisophy, Yale University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1970.
Assistant professor classics, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1970-1973; associate professor, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1974-1985; professor, University of California, Santa Cruz, since 1985; acting dean humanities, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1993; provost Cowell College, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1983-1989; associate director Education Abroad Program, University of California Study Center in London, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1979-1981. Junior fellow Harvard University Center Hellenic Studies, Washington, 1976-1977. Member Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1989-1990.
Member American Philological Association (Excellence in Teaching Classics award 1992), California Classical Association, Hellenic Society (United Kingdom), Petronian Society, Virgilian Society.
Married Sheilah Eileen Fulbright, September 21, 1973. Children— Bernadette, Brendan.