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Casson, Lionel, 1914-2009

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Personal name headingCasson, Lionel, 1914-2009
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Variant(s)Cohen, Lionel I., 1914-2009
Birth date1914-07-22
Death date2009-07-18
Place of birthBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Place of deathManhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Field of activityClassicism in literature Underwater archaeology
AffiliationNew York University
Profession or occupationClassicists University and college faculty members
Found inBurriss, E. E. Latin and Greek in current use, 1939.
The New York times website, July 27, 2009: obituary published July 24, 2009 (Lionel Casson; born Lionel I. Cohen on July 22, 1914 in Brooklyn, N.Y.; d. July 18, 2009 in Manhattan, N.Y.; scholar of classical literature and underwater archaeology; known for books about the history of ancient seafaring)
Wikipedia, July 8, 2024 (Lionel Casson; classicist, professor emeritus at New York University)