B.S./A.B. (1961) Baker University
M.A. (1963) University of Denver
Ph.D. (1967) University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
M.A. (1981) Wolfson College (Oxford)
Professor, History of Pharmacy & Medicine, and Classics & Ancient History
Publications on Medieval Topics:
- Roman Medicine (1969; rptd.1976) 2nd ed. in prep.
- Facets of Hellenic Life (1976)
- (ed.) Symposium on Byzantine Medicine (1985)
- Pharmacy's Ancient Heritage (1985)
- (ed.) Folklore and Folk Medicines (1987)
- Medical Terminologies: Classical Origins (1992)
- Drugs, Poisons and Kings (to appear in 1998)
- Numerous articles, reviews, essays, and reviews on ancient, Byzantine, and early Renaissance medicine, and the related sciences (pharmacy, botany, medical entomology, toxicology, etc.).
Offices Held
- President, Society for Ancient Medicine (1977-87)
- Director, American Institute of the History of Pharmacy (1985-1987)
- Chairman, Loeb Classical Library Committee [Medical Texts], American Association for the History of Medicine (1982-86)
- Chairman, Committee on Ancient and Medieval Medicine, American Association for the History of Medicine (1985-87)
- Member, National Council, American Institute of the History of Pharmacy (1975-78)
- Member, Governing Board, Byzantine Studies Conference (1986-91)
Teaching and Research Interests
- Greek, Roman, Byzantine medicine and the related sciences
- Greco-Roman pharmacology and toxicology
- Greco-Roman and Byzantine zoology and medical botany
Address:
School of Pharmacy & Department of Classics
4310 Chamberlin Hall (Pharmacy) 908 Van Hise Hall (Classics)
425 North Charter St.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706-1515, USA
Tel. (608) 262-8195 (office), (608) 262-1416
FAX (608) 262-3397
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