Background
Levine, Philip was born on September 8, 1922 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel and Jennie (Derdak) Levine.
Levine, Philip was born on September 8, 1922 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel and Jennie (Derdak) Levine.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1946; A.M., Harvard, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1952; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Judaism, 1986.
Instructor, assistant professor classics, Harvard, 1952-1959; associate professor classical languages, University Texas at Austin, 1959-1961; assoc professor, professor classics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961-1991; professor emeritus, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1991; dean division humanities, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965-1983; Biggs resident lecturer, Washington University, 1993. Information officer Council University of California Emeriti Association.
Member review committee, senior fellowship program National Endowment for Humanities, 1966-1970. Board governors University Judaism, 1968-1990, council visitors, 1990-1994, academy advisory council, since 1994. With Army of the United States, 1943-1946.
Member American Philological Association (director 1968-1970), Mediaeval Academy American (executive council 1969-1972), Renaissance Society, American Philological Association, Pacific Coast (chairman general literature 1964-1965), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Dinnie Moseson, June 19, 1955. Children– Jared Elliott, Harlan Alcon.