Westermann, William Linn, 1873-1954

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(naf) Classical philology
(naf) History, Ancient
(naf) College teaching

found: OCLC data base, Sept. 17, 1999(hdg.: Westermann, William Linn, 1873-1954)

found: German Wikipedia, Feb. 12, 2015:"William Linn Westermann" (William Linn Westermann; born Sept. 15, 1873, Belleville, Illinois; died October 4, 1954, White Plains, NY; college teacher, ancient historian, papyrologist; studied U. Nebraska, obtaining bachelor's and master's degrees, already working as assistant professor of Latin, U. Wisconsin; doctorate, U. Berlin, 1902; employed as instructor of Latin and Greek, U. Missouri, 1906 asst. professor of history; 1920 full professor Cornell U.; 1923 full professor Columbia U., until retirement (1948); one of the first papyrologists in the U.S.)

found: Barzun, Jacques, "Reminiscences of the Columbia History Department 1923-1975", via WWW, viewed Feb. 12m 2015("Meanwhile, the formidable William Linn Westermann, who deciphered the stacks of Greek papyri found near the Nile delta, was the drill master of the small band of seekers after ancient history. He inspired more admiring wonder for his expertise than affection for his person, because his attitude toward students (and some colleagues) was on the German model. Rigorous scholarship requires frigorous human relations.")