Background
Briggs, Ward Wright was born on November 26, 1945 in Riverside, California, United States. Son of Ward Wright and Madge Elizabeth Briggs.
( While European scholarship in the Classics has a long a...)
While European scholarship in the Classics has a long and established tradition, very little has been written on the history of classical scholarship in North America. By providing profiles of some 600 North American Classicists, this reference book presents a starting point for defining the history of Classical scholarship in Canada and the United States. Included are those Classicists who made significant contributions to the field and those who are representative figures. The people profiled were either born in the United States or Canada, or were born in other countries but had careers in North America. They were either founding fathers of the profession, scholars known more for their specialized contributions, or members of smaller or remote institutions who achieved at least regional distinction for their work. The first part of each entry provides basic biographical and professional information. A narrative summary of the person's career follows, and each profile closes with a short bibliography. The entries are arranged in alphabetical order and were written by expert contributors.
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historian philologist university professor
Briggs, Ward Wright was born on November 26, 1945 in Riverside, California, United States. Son of Ward Wright and Madge Elizabeth Briggs.
Briggs studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he wrote his Master of Arts thesis on Horace and his Doctor of Philosophy thesis, under the supervision of Brooks Otis, on Virgil.
Instructor classics University South Carolina, Columbia, 1973-1974, assistant professor, 1974-1980, associate professor, 1980-1986, professor classics, since 1986, Carolina distinguished professor classics, since 1996, Louise Fry Scudder professor humanities, since 1996, interim associate provost, 1996-1997. Visiting professor University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1988, University Colorado, 1988. Fellow Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1999-2000.
( While European scholarship in the Classics has a long a...)
Member American Philological Association, Classical Association Middle West and South (president 1988-1989), Cambridge Philological Society, Phi Beta Kappa.