Background
Mackay, Louis Alexander was born on February 27, 1901 in Hensall, Ontario, Canada. Son of William and Martha (Smallacombe) MacK.
Mackay, Louis Alexander was born on February 27, 1901 in Hensall, Ontario, Canada. Son of William and Martha (Smallacombe) MacK.
Bachelor of Arts, University Toronto, 1923. Master of Arts, Balliol College, Oxford (England) University, 1948.
Came to the United States, 1948, naturalized, 1954. Instructor, then assistant professor of University Toronto, 1928-1941. From assistant professor to professor of University British Columbia, 1941-1948.
Professor Latin, University of California at Berkeley, 1948-1968, professor emeritus, 1968-1982.
Rhodes scholar, 1926. Guggenheim fellow, 1945.
Member American Philological Association (president 1960), Archaeological Institute American, Philological Association Pacific Coast, Canadian Classical Association.
Married Constance Charlesworth, June 29, 1928. Children: Pierre Antony, Katherine Camilla (Mistress Arne Jensen).