Background
Shear,, Theodore Leslie was born on May 1, 1938 in Athens, Greece. Son of Theodore Leslie and Josephine (Platner) Shear.
Shear,, Theodore Leslie was born on May 1, 1938 in Athens, Greece. Son of Theodore Leslie and Josephine (Platner) Shear.
AB summa cum laude, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1959. Master of Arts, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1966.
Instructor Greek and Latin Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, 1964-1966, assistant professor, 1966-1967. Assistant professor art and archaeology Princeton University, 1967-1970, associate professor, 1970-1979, chairman program in classical archaeology, 1970-1985, associate chairman department art and archaeology, 1976-1978, 82-83, professor classical archaeology, 1979—2009, emeritus professor, since 2009. Professor archaeology American School Classical Studies, Athens, 1988-1994.
Member managing committee American School Classical Studies, Athens, since 1972. Member archaeological expeditions to Greece and Italy, including Mycenae, 1953-1954, 1958, 1962-1963, 1965-1966, Eleusis, 1956, Perati, 1956, Corinth, 1960, Morgantina, Sicily, 1962. Member Ancient Agora of Athens, 1955, 1967, field director, 1968-1994.
Trustee William Alexander Procter Foundation, 1982-1989, Princeton Junior School, 1983-2006, president, 1994-2006.
Member Archaeol. Institute American, American Philological Association, College Art Association, Archaeol. Society Athens (honorary), Century Association Club (New York City). Nassau Club (Princeton), Princeton Club (New York City), Hellenic Yacht Club (Piraeus, Greece), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Ione Doris Mylonas, June 24, 1959. Children: Julia Louise, Alexandra.