Albert William Van Buren

Albert William Van Buren (February 17, 1878 Milford, Connecticut - February 4, 1968) was an American classicist, professor, and librarian. He had expertise in Roman epigraphy, numismatics, and bibliography. He was awarded a prize in Classical Studies and Archaeology by the American Academy in Rome in 1906. Van Buren earned a B.A. in 1900 and a PhD in 1915 from Yale University.

Early life and career Albert William Van Buren was born in Milford, Connecticut, and was an American classicist, professor, and librarian. Van Buren was an instructor at Yale University between 1906 and 1908. He served as a librarian at the American School of Classical Studies in Rome from 1908 to 1926. He also worked as a lecturer, for the same institution between 1908 and 1911. He married the British Classical and Near-eastern archaeologist Elizabeth Douglas on 19 August 1914. He subsequently became an Associate Professor of Archaeology (1911–23), Professor (1923–46), and eventually as Editor in Chief and Curator of the American Academy in Rome collections (1926–46). He was awarded a gold medal by the American Academy in Rome in 1962. He had expertise in Roman epigraphy, numismatics, and bibliography. He was awarded a prize in Classical Studies and Archaeology by the American Academy in Rome in 1906.

Publications Van Buren, A. W., 1907. 'Inscription of the Charioteer Menander.' American Journal of Archaeology 11: 179-81. Van Buren, A. W., 1908. 'The Palimpsest of Cicero's "De Re Publica": A Transcription, with Introduction.' Supplementary Papers of the American School of Classical Studies in Rome 2: 84-262. Van Buren, A. W., 1912. 'Inscriptions from Rome.' American Journal of Archaeology 16: 97-100. Van Buren, A. W., 1912-13. 'The Geography of Ancient Italy.' Classical Journal 8: 286-92, 327-40. Van Buren, A. W., 1913. 'The Ara Pacis Augustae.' Journal of Roman Studies 3: 134-41. Van Buren, A. W., 1918. 'Studies in the Archaeology of the Forum at Pompei.' Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome 2: 67-76. Van Buren, A. W., 1925. 'Further Studies in Pompeian Archaeology.' Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome 5: 103-13. Van Buren, A. W., 1926. 'Epigraphical Salvage from Pompeii.' American Journal of Philology 47: 177-79. Van Buren, A. W., 1926-42. 'Annual "News Items from Rome." American Journal of Archaeology 30-46: 1926-42. Van Buren, A. W., with Sir James George Frazer, ed., 1930. Graecia Antiqua, Maps and Plans to Illustrate Pausania's Description of Greece. London. Van Buren, A. W., 1933. 'Antiquities of the Janiculum.' Memoirs of the American Academy…Citește mai mult

Further reading Findlay, Cameron (2023-04-28). "Breaking Down Van Buren". ArcGIS StoryMaps. Retrieved 2025-04-09.