American classicist, academic and translator (1924–1992)
William Arrowsmith |
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| Born | William Ayres Arrowsmith
April 13, 1924
Orange, New Jersey, US |
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| Died | February 21, 1992 (1992-02-22) (aged 67)
Brookline, Massachusetts, US |
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| Nationality | American |
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| Education |
- Princeton University (undergraduate and doctorate degrees)
- Oxford University (bachelor's and master's degrees)
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| Occupation(s) | classicist, academic, and translator |
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| Employers |
- Chairman of the Classics Department at the University of Texas
- Professor at Boston University, Princeton University, MIT, Yale, Johns Hopkins University, NYU, and Emory University
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| Known for | his classical and contemporary translations |
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| Notable work |
- Translation of Petronius's Satyricon (1959)
- Translation of Aristophanes' plays The Birds (1961)
- Translation of The Clouds (1962)
- Translation of Euripides' Alcestis, Cyclops, Heracles, Orestes, Hecuba, and The Bacchae
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| Awards |
- Rhodes Scholar
- Wilson, Guggenheim and Rockefeller fellowships
- Ten honorary degrees
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William Ayres Arrowsmith (April 13, 1924 – February 21, 1992) was an American classicist, academic, and translator.