Background
Rehak was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he also attended the University of Michigan.
Rehak was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he also attended the University of Michigan.
From Bryn Mawr College, writing on Mycenaean shrines under Machteld Mellink, and Doctor of Philosophy in 1985, writing on Roman sculpture under Brunilde Ridgway.
Rehak"s research interests extended from prehistoric and Classical Greece to Imperial Rome. In 1976 he received his Bachelor of Arts cum laude in Classics and Archaeology. In 1980 he obtained his Master of Arts He went on teaching at College of Wooster, American University of Paris, Loyola University of Chicago and Duke University.
At Duke he was also popular as an out activist for gay and lesbian rights.
In March 2004, just months before his death, the University of Kansas promoted him to associate professor Rehak died in June 2004 of complications from a heart attack aggravated by a long struggle living with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
John G. Younger.
"Paul Rehak, 1954-2004." American Journal of Archaeology Volume 108, Number. 3 (July, 2004), pp.