Walter Raymond Agard

Walter Raymond Agard
Born
Walter Raymond Agard

(1894-01-16)January 16, 1894
Rockville, Connecticut, US
DiedJuly 12, 1978(1978-07-12) (aged 84)
Madison, Wisconsin, US
EducationAmherst University
Occupations
  • Classicist (Latin)
  • author
  • academic
Spouse
Elizabeth Marshall Maltby
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(m. 1923)​
Scientific career
FieldsClassics
WorkplacesUniversity of Wisconsin

Walter Raymond Agard (January 16, 1894 – July 12, 1978) was an American classical scholar who specialized in ancient Greek sculpture.

Life

Agard was born on January 16, 1894, in Rockville, Connecticut to Isaac Merritt and Ida Gerana Chaffee.[1]

He married Elizabeth Marshall Maltby on 14 August 1923.[1]

He died on July 12, 1978, in Madison, Wisconsin.[1]

Education

Agard completed his B.A. degree in classics at Amherst University in 1915.[1]

Career

He served as a professor of classics at the University of Wisconsin.[1]

Bibliography

Agard is the author of a number of notable books:[2][3]

  • Classical gods and heroes
  • The Greek tradition in sculpture
  • The new architectural sculpture

See also

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