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Richmond Lattimore | |
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Born | |
Died | February 26, 1984 Rosemont, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 77)
Alma mater | Dartmouth College (AB) Christ Church, Oxford (BA) University of Illinois (PhD) |
Occupation | Professor |
Known for | Translations of Greek classics |
Spouse | Alice Bockstahler |
Richmond Alexander Lattimore (May 6, 1906 – February 26, 1984) was an American poet and classicist known for his translations of the Greek classics, especially his versions of the Iliad and Odyssey.