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Erika Simon

Erika Simon

German classical archaeologist (1927–2019)

Erika Simon (27 June 1927 – 15 February 2019) was a German scholar of classical archaeology[1] and professor emeritus of the University of Würzburg. She was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2002.[2] Simon died in February 2019 at the age of 91.[3]

Selected writings

  • 1968 Ara Pacis Augustae
  • 1969 The Gods of the Greek (Hirmer, Munich)
  • 1983 Festivals of Attica: an Archaeological Commentary
  • 2006 The Religion of the Etruscans (co-editor with Nancy Thomson de Grummond)

References

  1. [1]
    "Etruscan Expert Announces Historic Discovery At Ancient Site". Science Daily. June 30, 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  2. [2]
    "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  3. [3]
    Tonio Hölscher: Die Antike als offene Zone. Brückenbauerin: Zum Tod der Archäologin Erika Simon. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 20. Februar 2019 (Druckausgabe) (in German)

Further reading

Writings in her honor
  • Laudatio für Frau Professor Dr. phil. Erika Simon in Feier zur Verleihung des E.H. Vits-Preises 1983, 5–8, Tonio Hölscher.
  • Kotinos: Festschrift für Erika Simon 1992. ISBN 3-8053-1425-6 von Zabern.


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