Background
Ostwald, Martin was born on January 15, 1922 in Dortmund, Germany. Arrived in the United States, 1946, naturalized, 1956. Son of Max and Hedwig (Strauss) Ostwald.
( Analyzing the "democratic" features and institutions of...)
Analyzing the "democratic" features and institutions of the Athenian democracy in the fifth century B.C., Martin Ostwald traces their development from Solon's judicial reforms to the flowering of popular sovereignty, when the people assumed the right both to enact all legislation and to hold magistrates accountable for implementing what had been enacted.
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(Intended as an introduction to the definition of oligarch...)
Intended as an introduction to the definition of oligarchy, this concise study guides the reader through the ideologies of Plato and Aristotle and compares theoretical oligarchy with its practice. Ostwald also examines the benefits and disadvantages of oligarchical citizenship.
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Ostwald, Martin was born on January 15, 1922 in Dortmund, Germany. Arrived in the United States, 1946, naturalized, 1956. Son of Max and Hedwig (Strauss) Ostwald.
Bachelor, University Toronto, 1946. AM, University Chicago, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1952.
Doctor (honorary), Fribourg University, Switzerland, 1995. Doctor (honorary), Dortmund University, Germany, 2001.
Instructor classics and humanities Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1950-1951. From lecturer to assistant professor Greek and Latin Columbia University, 1951-1958. Member faculty Swarthmore College, since 1958, professor classics, 1966-1992, professor emeritus, since 1992.
Professor classical studies University Pennsylvania, 1968-1992, professor emeritus, since 1992. Visiting associate professor Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1964, member Institute Advanced Study, 1974—1975, 1981—1982, 1990—1991. Visiting professor University California, Berkeley, 1969, Tel-Aviv University, since 1996.
Visiting fellow Balliol College Oxford (England) University, 1970—1971, visiting fellow Wolfson College, 1987, 91. Director fellowships-in-residence classics National Endowment of the Humanities, 1976—1977. Director d'etudes École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, 1991.
Member Institute Advanced Studies, Tel Aviv, 1994, 2003.
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Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member: Society Ancient Philosophy, Classical Association Atlantic States, Classical Association Canada, American Philological Association (president 1986-1987), American Philosophical Society, Society Promotion Hellenic Studies (honorary).
Married Lore Ursula Weinberg, December 27, 1948. Children: Mark F., David H.