Background
Burian, Peter Hart was born on July 18, 1943 in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Hermann Martin and Gladys (Hart) Burian.
translator Literature and classics educator
Burian, Peter Hart was born on July 18, 1943 in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Hermann Martin and Gladys (Hart) Burian.
Bachelor with high honors, University of Michigan, 1964; Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1971.
Instructor classical studies, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1968-1971; assistant professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1971-1977; associate professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1977-1996; professor, Duke U., Durham, since 1996; chairman program in comparative literature, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1985-1988. Assistant professor Intercollegiate Center, Rome, 1975-1976. Visiting professor DartmouthColl., Hanover, 1989.
Coord. Amnesty Internation Group 63, Durham, 1985-1988. Board directors Carolina Justice Policy Center, Durham, since 1993, president, 1995-1998. Fellow U. North Carolina Institute for Arts and Humanities.
Member American Philological Association, Classical Association Middle West and South, Vergilian Society American (director summersch. in Italy 1980), Society for Literature and Science, American Company Literature Association, Lyrica Society.
Married Maura Elizabeth High. Children: Alexander, Martin.