Frank M. Snowden Jr.
Frank M. Snowden Jr. | |
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Photographed in the 1940s | |
| Born | Frank Martin Snowden Jr. July 17, 1911 York County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 2007 (aged 95) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Classical scholar Cultural attaché |
| Spouse |
Elaine Hill Snowden
(m. 1935; died 2005) |
| Children | Frank M. Snowden III and Jane Alice Snowden Lepscky |
| Awards | National Humanities Medal (2003) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Boston Latin School Harvard University |
| Thesis | De Servis Libertisque Pompeianis ("On Slaves and Freedmen in Pompeii") (1944) |
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Frank Martin Snowden Jr. (July 17, 1911 – February 18, 2007), was an American historian and classicist, best known for his study of black people in classical antiquity. He was a Distinguished Professor emeritus of classics at Howard University. He also served as a delegate to UNESCO and as a cultural attaché to the United States embassy in Rome.