Background
Laidlaw, Laura Anne was born on April 16, 1931 in New York City. Daughter of Frederick Braidwood and Isabel Harrington (Emerson) Laidlaw.
Laidlaw, Laura Anne was born on April 16, 1931 in New York City. Daughter of Frederick Braidwood and Isabel Harrington (Emerson) Laidlaw.
AB, Bryn Mawr College, 1952; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1963.
Intern teacher Latin, The Westtown (Pennsylvania) School, 1952-1953;
teacher Latin and English, The George School, George School, Pennsylvania, 1953-1956;
instructor department of classical studies, Hollins College, Roanoke, Virginia, 1961-1963;
assistant professor, Hollins College, Roanoke, Virginia, 1963-1968;
associate professor, Hollins College, Roanoke, Virginia, 1968-1974;
professor, Hollins College, Roanoke, Virginia, 1974-1987;
E. Marion Smith professor classics, Hollins College, Roanoke, Virginia, since 1987. Staff member Costa Excavations, American Academy in Rome, 1965-1971. Classicist-in-residence American Academy in Rome, 1975-1976.
Director excavations House of Sallust, Superintendency of Antiquities, Pompeii and Naples, Italy, 1969-1972. Staff member German Mission in Carthage, German Archaeol. Institute, Rome, 1983, 87-88, 94.
Fellow American Academy in Rome (chairman summer scholarship committee). Member American Institute Archaeology, American Classical League, Classical Association of Middle West and South, Classical Association Virginia, Vergilian Society, Amici di Pompei.