Esther Hansen
American historian of antiquity
About Esther Hansen
Lived 1898 – 1986 (aged 87). Esther Hansen was an American historian of classical antiquity, classical scholar, university teacher and classical philologist.
Esther Violet Hansen (August 23, 1898 – February 23, 1986) was an American classical scholar who specialized in the Kingdom of Pergamon, a Hellenistic-era monarchy in western Asia Minor. A Guggenheim Fellow, she worked at Elmira College as a professor in classics for almost three decades (1934–1963).
Biography Esther Violet Hansen, the daughter of Larlane (nee Knudsen) and Peter Hansen, was born on August 23, 1898 in Omaha, Nebraska. Her 1947 book The Attalids of Pergamum was described by T. Corey Brennan as "the first truly comprehensive study of [the Kingdom of Pergamon] and [one that] remains an essential study". Her body was later returned to her native Omaha, where her funeral was held.
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American historian of antiquity
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Esther Hansen was born on 23 August 1898 in Omaha.
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Esther Hansen died on 23 February 1986 in Horseheads.
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