Background
Tarrant, Richard John was born on April 4, 1945 in Brooklyn. Son of John Joseph and Bertha (Slaney) Tarrant.
Tarrant, Richard John was born on April 4, 1945 in Brooklyn. Son of John Joseph and Bertha (Slaney) Tarrant.
Bachelor, Fordham University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, 1972. AM (honorary), Harvard University, 1982.
P.S. Allen junior research fellow Corpus Christi College, Oxford, England, 1968-1970. Lecturer University College, Toronto, Canada, 1970-1971, assistant professor Canada, 1971-1974, associate professor Canada, 1974-1979. Professor University Toronto, 1979-1982.
Professor Greek and Latin Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982-1987, Carl A. Pescosolido professor Roman civilization, 1987-1993, Pope professor Latin language and Literature, since 1993, Harvard College professor, 1999—2004, chairman department, 1988-1994, acting dean Graduate School Arts and Sciences, 1995-1996. Visiting Mellon professor Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1991-1992. Visiting fellow Corpus Christi College University Oxford, 1992.
Member American Philological Association (board directors 1987-1989, vice president publications 1992-1995), Cambridge Philological Association, Classical Association Canada, Classical Association New England, Phi Beta Kappa(teaching award, 2010).
Married Jacqueline Brown, September 14, 1968.