The Origins of the Center for Hellenic Studies

by Eric N Lindquist

A case study in American philanthropy, this book describes the beginnings of the Center for Hellenic Studies, a research institute established in 1961 in Washington, D.C. as an outpost of Harvard University. Each year eight post-doctoral fellows come from all over the world to live at the center and do research in ancient Greek literature, philosophy, or history. The idea behind this arrangement began with the preeminent philanthropist Paul Mellon's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691630003
• ISBN13: 9780691630007
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"