Background
Jacobsen, Thomas Warren was born on March 18, 1935 in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. Son of Maurice and Effie (Jensen) Jacobsen.
archaeologist educator journalist
Jacobsen, Thomas Warren was born on March 18, 1935 in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. Son of Maurice and Effie (Jensen) Jacobsen.
Bachelor of Arts, St. Olaf College, 1957; Master of Arts, University Minnesota, 1960; postgraduate, American School Classical Studies, Athens, Greece, 1962-1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1964.
Assistant professor classics, classical archeology, Vanderbilt University, 1964-1966;
assistant professor, Indiana U., 1966-1968;
associate professor, Indiana U., 1968-1975;
professor, Indiana U., 1975-1992;
professor emeritus, since 1992;
department chairman classical studies, Indiana U., 1975-1978;
director program in classical archaeology, Indiana U., 1970-1985. Staff member excavations, Porto Cheli, Greece, 1962, 65, 66, field director, 1967, director excavations at Franchthi Cave, Greece, 1967-1996, staff excavations, Kea, Greece, 1963. Du Pont special research fellow American School Classical Studies Athens, 1980-1981.
Visiting scholar Tulane University, since 1992.
Served with Army of the United States, 1957. Member American Association of University Professors, Archaeol. Institute American (Charles Eliot Norton Memorial lecturer spring 1988), Society for American Archaeology, Society Professional Archaeologists, Society.for Preservation of Greek Heritage, British Institute Archaeology, Ankara Association Field Archaeology.
Married Kathryn Jane Anderson, August 18, 1956 (deceased June 1978). Children: Mark Thomas, Kirsten. Married Susan K. Lehr, August 1, 1981 (divorced December 1991).
Married Sharyn Anne Elmquist, January 18, 1997.