Peter White (professor)
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Peter White is a professor of Classical Languages and Literatures at the University of Chicago
. He has made some contributions to scholarship on Latin literature
, even Roman poetics. He has written Promised Verse: Poets in the Society of Augustan Rome (Cambridge, Mass., 1993), for which he won the American Philological Association
's Goodwin Award in 1995. He has won some other honors, including the University of Chicago's highly prized Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. He took his B.A. from Boston College
in 1963 and his Ph.D. from Harvard University
in 1972. He has been a professor at the University of Chicago since 1968. He has since been universally acclaimed as the cornerstone of the Classical Languages and Literatures department at the University.
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. He has made some contributions to scholarship on Latin literature
Latin literature
Latin literature includes the essays, histories, poems, plays, and other writings of the ancient Romans. In many ways, it seems to be a continuation of Greek literature, using many of the same forms...
, even Roman poetics. He has written Promised Verse: Poets in the Society of Augustan Rome (Cambridge, Mass., 1993), for which he won the American Philological Association
American Philological Association
The American Philological Association , founded in 1869, is a non-profit North American scholarly organization devoted to all aspects of Greek and Roman civilization...
's Goodwin Award in 1995. He has won some other honors, including the University of Chicago's highly prized Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. He took his B.A. from Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
in 1963 and his Ph.D. from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1972. He has been a professor at the University of Chicago since 1968. He has since been universally acclaimed as the cornerstone of the Classical Languages and Literatures department at the University.