Background
Blegen, Carl William was born on January 27, 1887 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of John H. and Anna B. (Olsen) Blegen.
Blegen, Carl William was born on January 27, 1887 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of John H. and Anna B. (Olsen) Blegen.
Bachelor of Arts, Augsburg Seminary, Minneapolis, 1904, University of Minnesota, 1907. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1908, Doctor of Philosophy, 1920, honorary Master of Arts, 1927. Student American School of Classical Studies, Athens, Greece, 1910-1913.
Honorary doctorate, University of Oslo (Norway), 1951, Thessalonike (Greece), 1951, U. Athens, 1963.
Doctorate. Little, Oxford, 1957. Doctor of Laws, University Cincinnati, 1958.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute Religion, 1963. Doctor of Letters, Cambridge University, 1963.
. Secretary American School Classical Studies, 1913-1920, assistant director, 1920-1926, Acting director, 1926-1927. Professor classical archeology Graduate School Arts and Sciences, University of Cincinnati 1927-1957, professor emeritus, 1957-1971, Distinguished Service professor emeritus, 1969-1971, became fellow, 1927. Head department of classics, 1950-1957.
Field director University of Cincinnati Archaeological
Expedition, Turkey and Greece. On leave of absence, with Office of Strategic Services, Washington, 1942-1945.
Cultural relations attache, American Embassy, Athens, Greece, 1945-1946. Director American School Classical Studies, Athens, 1948-1949.
With the American Red Cross in Greece, 1918-1919.
Fellow American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Member American Philosophical Society, American Philological Association, Archeological Institute American, American Association University professors, German Archeological Institute, Archaeological Society Athens (honorary vice president), Society Promotion of Hellenic Studies, London, England (honorary), Royal Society Letters of Lund (Sweden), Swedish Royal Academy Letters, History and Antiquities, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, also Phi Beta Kappa (honorary), Sigma Xi.
Clubs: Literary, University (Cinn.).
Married Elizabeth Denny Pierce, July 11, 1924 (deceased.