Victor Bers

Victor Bers
Born (1944-08-30) August 30, 1944 (age 80)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Chicago (AB)
New College, Oxford (BA)
Harvard University (PhD)
Occupations
  • Philologist
  • classicist
  • professor
Years active1972–2018
Spouse
Susan Adler
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(m. 1966)​
FatherLipman Bers

Victor Bers (born August 30, 1944) is an American philologist and classicist. He serves as Professor Emeritus of Classics at Yale University,[1] where he taught since 1972 before retiring in 2018.[2] Prior to retiring, he served as a Director of the American Philological Association (now the Society for Classical Studies).[3] Bers is the son of mathematician Lipman Bers.[4]

  1. ^ Redden, Elizabeth (2012-03-28). "Whose Yale College?". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  2. ^ "Victor Bers | Henry Koerner Center for Emeritus Faculty". emeritus.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  3. ^ "2001 Annual Meeting Program | Society for Classical Studies". classicalstudies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  4. ^ "Victor Bers to Wed Miss Susan Adler". The New York Times. 1966-08-24. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-10.