Esther V. Hansen
Esther V. Hansen | |
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| Born | Esther Violet Hansen August 23, 1898 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 1986 (aged 87) Horseheads, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Classical scholar |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Attalus I of Pergamum (1930) |
| Doctoral advisor | Eugene Plumb Andrews |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Ancient Greek history |
| Sub-discipline | Kingdom of Pergamon |
| Institutions | |
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).