Background
Snowden,, Frank Martin was born on July 17, 1911 in York County, Virginia, United States. Son of Frank Martin and Alice (Phillips).
Snowden,, Frank Martin was born on July 17, 1911 in York County, Virginia, United States. Son of Frank Martin and Alice (Phillips).
Graduate, Boston Latin School, 1928. AB, Harvard University, 1932. AM, Harvard University, 1933.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1944. Postgraduate, American Academy in Rome, 1938. Fulbright research scholar, Italy, 1950.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Bard College, 1957. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Union College, 1979. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Georgetown University, 1985.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Howard University, 1985. Doctor of Humane Letters, University Maryland, 1993.
Instructor classics Virginia State College, 1933-1936, Spelman College, 1936-1940. Instructor classics Howard University, 1942-1944, chairman department, 1942-1977, associate professor, 1944-1945, professor, 1945-1990, professor emeritus, 1991—2007. Director Howard University (Summer School), 1942-1954, Howard University (Evening School and Adult Education), 1942-1948.
Chairman Howard University (Humanities Program), 1950-1951. Dean Howard University (College Liberal Arts), 1956-1968. Specialist lecturer International Information Administration, Department State, French West Africa, Gold Coast, Nigeria, Libya, Italy, Greece, Austria, 1953.
Cultural attaché American Embassy, Rome, Italy, 1954-1956. Visiting lecturer Foreign Service Institute, 1956-1962, 66-68. United States specialist in, India, lecturer, Bombay, New Delhi, Lucknow, Calcutta, Madras areas, 1957, lecturer as United States specialist, Brazil, summer 1960, studied higher education, Soviet Union, 1958.
Participant international seminar University Today, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, 1958. Member United States delegate United Nations Educational, Paris, 1958, 60, United States national commission for, 1958-1961. Member National Humanities Faculty, 1969-1970, member board, 1970-1973.
Annual lecturer Archaeol. Institute American, 1970-1971, 74-76. Visiting scholar University Center Virginia, 1971-1972.
Member committee International Exchange Persons, 1970-1973. Member jury to select fellows in classics American Academy Rome, 1971-1973. Member committee Folger Fellowship Program, 1972-1975.
American Council Learned Societies representative Council on International Exchange of Scholars, 1973-1977. Member District of Columbia committee on Fulbright scholarships, 1951-1954, 68-74. Fellow Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1977.
Scholar-in-residence Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio, Italy, fall 1977. Adjunct professor classics Georgetown University, 1991-1992, Blegen visiting distinguished Research professor Vassar College, 1992-1993.
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Member District of Columbia Mayor's Commission Arts and Humanities, 1972-1974. Visiting committee board overseers department classics Harvard College, 1977-1983. Member American Conference Academy Deans (secretary, editor 1959-1962, chairman 1963-1964), American Council on Education, Vergilian Society of America (trustee 1956-1960), American Philological Association (Charles J. Goodwin award of merit 1973, board directors 1976-1979, Second vice president 1983-1984), Archeological Institute American (president Washington society 1971), Classical Society of America Academy in Rome, Washington Classical Society (vice president 1949-1950, president 1974-1975), Washington Federation Churches (vice president 1951-1953) Clubs: Cosmos, Harvard.
Son of; married Elaine Hill, June 8, 1935 (deceased 2005). Children: Jane Alice, Frank Martin III.