Paul MacKendrick

Paul MacKendrick
Paul MacKendrick
Born	Paul Lachlan MacKendrick; February 11, 1914; Taunton, Massachusetts,U.S.
Died	February 10, 1998(aged 83); Madison, Wisconsin,U.S.
Education	Harvard University(BA,MA,PhD); Balliol College, Oxford
Occupations	Classicist; author; educator;

Paul Lachlan MacKendrick(February 11, 1914 inTaunton, Massachusetts– February 10, 1998 inMadison, Wisconsin) was an Americanclassicist,author, and teacher.^[1]

Biography[edit]

MacKendrick was born inTaunton, Massachusetts,but most of his productive years had been lived inMadison, Wisconsin.

MacKendrick was educated atHarvard University(1934B.A.,summa cum laude; 1937M.A.;1938Ph.D.) andBalliol College, Oxford,after which he taught atPhillips Academyfor some years. FutureUnited States President George H. W. Bushwas a student of MacKendrick's while he taught atPhillips Academy.^[2]He joined theU.S. Naval Reserveand served from 1941–45.

He taught at Harvard in 1946 and then moved toUniversity of Wisconsin–Madisonas Assistant Professor of Classics where he taught for six years. MacKendrick was named a Professor of Classics in 1952 and in 1975, theLily Ross TaylorProfessor of Classics. In all, he taught at the University of Wisconsin from 1946 to 1984.

In 1952, he worked with Herbert M. Howe on the publication ofClassics in Translation,an anthology of selections byancient GreekandRomanwriters. In 1958, two books followed:The Ancient World,co-authored with Vincent M. Scramuzza andThe Roman Mind At Work.

He is most widely known for a series of books that utilise the discoveries of archeology to reconstruct the histories of particular cultures or civilizations. The first of these,The Mute Stones Speak,surveys the cultures of theItalian peninsulafrom prehistoric times, with emphasis on the Romans, to the adoption ofChristianityas the official religion of the empire in 324 A.D.^[3]

The Greek Stones Speakfollowed in 1962.^[4]Starting withTroyandHeinrich Schliemann's excavations, the reader is told of excavations of major centers of theHellenicworld, including the story ofMichael Ventris' decipherment ofLinear B.^[4]

Several additional titles appeared in this series, and by 1980 it had surveyed regions and cultures of almost the entire area of theRoman Empire.

Professor MacKendrick had retired from teaching in 1984.

Honors[edit]

Fulbright Fellowship,1950–51
Guggenheim Fellowship,^[5]1957–58
Consultant, Greek archeology,National Broadcasting Company
Consultant, Roman archeology,Time-Life,Inc.

Awards[edit]

1984 Notable Wisconsin Authors- Wisconsin Library Association Literary Awards Committee

Selected books[edit]

Classics In Translation (with Herbert M. Howe), 1952
The Ancient World (with Vincent M. Scramuzza), 1958
The Roman Mind At Work,1958
The Mute Stones Speak,1960
The Greek Stones Speak,1962
The Iberian Stones Speak,1969
The Athenian Aristocracy, 339-31 B.C.,1969
Romans On The Rhine,1970
Roman France,1972
The Dacian Stones Speak,Chapel Hill:University of North Carolina Press,1975.ISBN 0-8078-1226-9
The North African Stones Speak,1980

Notes[edit]

^"Paid Notice: Deaths MACKENDRICK, PAUL LACHLAN"New York TimesPublished: February 15, 1998
^Professor MacKendrick recounted this to a Latin course at the University of Wisconsin attended by the author of this note.
^Paul MacKendrick (1983).The Mute Stones Speak: The Story of Archaeology in Italy.Norton.ISBN 978-0-393-30119-9.
^^a ^bPaul Lachlan MacKendrick (1 January 1981).The Greek Stones Speak: The Story of Archaeology in Greek Lands.Norton.ISBN 978-0-393-30111-3.
^List of 1957 Guggenheim Fellows Archived2007-07-02 at theWayback Machine

External links[edit]

Paul MacKendrickat the Database of Classical Scholars

[1] "Paid Notice: Deaths MACKENDRICK, PAUL LACHLAN"New York TimesPublished: February 15, 1998

[2] Professor MacKendrick recounted this to a Latin course at the University of Wisconsin attended by the author of this note.

[MacKendrick1983-3] Paul MacKendrick (1983).The Mute Stones Speak: The Story of Archaeology in Italy.Norton.ISBN 978-0-393-30119-9.

[MacKendrick1981-4] Paul Lachlan MacKendrick (1 January 1981).The Greek Stones Speak: The Story of Archaeology in Greek Lands.Norton.ISBN 978-0-393-30111-3.

[5] List of 1957 Guggenheim Fellows Archived2007-07-02 at theWayback Machine

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