William Frank Wyatt

Background

Wyatt, William Frank was born on July 14, 1932 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Frank and Natalie Murray (Gifford) Wyatt.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Bowdoin College, 1953; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1962; postgraduate (Sheldon Traveling fellow), American School Classical Studies, Athens, 1959-1960.

Career

Teaching fellow, Harvard, 1957-1959; assistant professor, then associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1960-1967; member of faculty, Brown U., Providence, since 1967; professor classical philology, Brown U., since 1970; department chairman classics, Brown U., 1972-1976, 81-84, 90-92; associate dean, Brown U., 1976-1978; director summer school session, American School Classical Studies, 1969, 72, 73, 78; member managing committee, American School Classical Studies, since 1971; secretary, American School Classical Studies, 1975-1980; member Executive Committee, American School Classical Studies, 1981-1985. Visiting fellow Clare Hall, Cambridge U., England, 1984-1985. Visiting professor U. Crete, spring 1985, Whitehead fellow American School Classical Studies, 1990.

Achievements

• William Frank Wyatt has been listed as a noteworthy Philology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • The Greek prothetic vowel, (Philological monographs)

Membership

Member Rhode Island committee National Endowment for Humanities, 1973-1979, vice chairman, 1977-1979. President Humanities Forum of Rhode Island, 1986-1988. Board directors Providence Region of American Red Cross, 1985-1988.

Member Episcopalian Diocesan Task Force on Alcohol, 1978-1981. Board directors Blackstone Park Improvement Association, president, 1980-1982. Member Keep Providence Beautiful, 1982-1984, 2d Ward Republican Committee, 1982-1989.

Served with Army of the United States, 1953-1955. Member American Philosophical Association (director) 1980-1982), Classical Association New England (Executive Committee 1978-1981, president 1983-1984), Modern Greek Studies Association (Executive Committee 1978-1980, vice president 1980), Bowdoin Club of Rhode Island, Narragansett Boat Club, Review Club, Art Club (Providence), Acoaxet Club (Westport, Massachusetts).

Connections

Married Sandra Skellet, June 6, 1959 (divorced 1989). Children: Nathaniel Gifford, Lydia Ann, John William. Married Sally Foote Pettus, September 10, 1989.

Father:

William Frank Wyatt

Mother:

Natalie Murray (Gifford) Wyatt

Spouse:

Sandra Skellet

Spouse:

Sally Foote Pettus

child:

John William Wyatt

child:

Nathaniel Gifford Wyatt

child:

Lydia Ann Wyatt