Alice Walton (classicist)
American classical archaeologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Alice Walton (1865–1954) was an American classicist and archaeologist and Professor Emerita of Latin at Wellesley College.[1] She was "prominent among the first generation of American women who combined a close knowledge of the ancient sites with teaching in a women's college".[2]
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Alice Walton | |
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Born | (1865-01-13)January 13, 1865 Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States |
Died | January 26, 1954(1954-01-26) (aged 89) Boston, United States |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Lecturer Academic Archaeologist |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Cornell University |
Thesis | The Cult of Asklepios (1892) |
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Discipline | Classics Archaeology |
Institutions | Dwight School Wellesley College |
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