Oakley, John H.

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OAKLEY, John H.

OAKLEY, John H. American, b. 1949. Genres: Classics, History. Career: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece, regular member, 1976-77, associate member, 1978-79; College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, assistant professor, 1980-86, associate professor, 1986-93, professor of classical studies and chancellor professor, 1993-, department head, 1989-92, 2001-, Forrest D. Murden Jr. Professor, 2000-. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, visiting professor, 1997; American School of Classical Studies, Elizabeth G. Whitehead Visiting Professor, 1997-98; Freiburg University, Germany, visiting professor, 2003. American School of Classical Studies at Athens, member of staff for Agora Excavations, 1984-86, senior research fellow, 1986-87, 1993-94; member of archaeological excavations and surveys in Wroxeter and Kelvedon, England, via Gabina, Rome, Corinth and Athens, Greece, and Khania, Crete. Publications: The Phiale Painter, 1990; (with R.H. Sinos) The Wedding in Ancient Athens, 1993; The Achilles Painter, 1997; (chief ed., with W.D.E. Coulson and O. Palagia, and contrib.) Athenian Potters and Painters: The Conference Proceedings, 1997; (with J. Niels) Coming of Age in Ancient Greece: Images of Childhood from the Classical Past, 2003. Contributor of articles and reviews to scholarly journals. Address: 2864 Hidden Lake Dr, Williamsburg, VA 23185, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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