Myra L. Uhlfelder

Myra L. Uhlfelder (1923-2011) was a professor of classics at Bryn Mawr.[1] She is known for her work on classical and Medieval Latin.

Myra L. Uhlfelder
Born1923
Cincinnati
Died2011
Centerville, Ohio
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Cincinnati; Bryn Mawr
ThesisDe proprietate sermonum vel rerum (1952)
Academic work
DisciplineClassics; Medieval Latin
InstitutionsBryn Mawr

Career

Uhlfelder studied at the University of Cincinnati (A.B. 1945, MA 1946), and completed a PhD at Bryn Mawr in 1952 under the supervision of Berthe Marie Marti.[1][2] Her dissertation was published as 'De proprietate sermonum uel rerum. A Study and Critical Edition of a Set of Verbal Distinctions' in the series Papers and monographs of the American Academy in Rome.[3][4] She taught at Sweet Briar College for 1950-2 and at the State University of Iowa, 1952–63, where she became assistant professor.[1] In 1963, she returned to the department of Latin at Bryn Mawr,[5] where she taught until her retirement in 1991.[6] In her retirement, she continued to work on Boethius, and a book on the subject was published posthumously in 2016.[1][7]

Awards and fellowships

Uhlfelder received the Rome Prize at the American Academy in Rome for the years 1948–50.[8][9] She was a Guggenheim fellow in 1958–9.[10]

Selected publications
  • 'University of Michigan Latin Workshop,' The Classical Weekly 46 (1952) 3-5[11]
  • De proprietate sermonum vel rerum: A study and critical edition of a set of verbal distinctions. Papers and monographs of the American Academy in Rome, vol.15. Roma: American Academy in Rome. 1954.[12][4]
  • 'Further Thoughts on Caesar and Latinity,' Classical Journal 50 (1954) 65-6[13]
  • 'Medea, Ariadne and Dido,' Classical Journal 50 (1955) 310-12[14]
  • 'The Romans on Linguistic Change,' Classical Journal 59 (1963) 23-30[15]
  • '"Nature" in Roman Linguistic Texts,' Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association 97 (1966) 583-95[16]
  • John the Scot, Periphyseon: On the Division of Nature (trans.) with summaries by Jean A. Potter, Library of Liberal Arts 157 (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1976)
  • The Dialogues of Gregory the Great: Book Two, Saint Benedict. New York: Macmillan. 1986. ISBN 9780024221001
  • The Consolation of Philosophy as Cosmic Image. Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, vol. 474. Tempe, AZ: ACMRS. 2016. [7]

References
  1. Gordon, Laura. "UHLFELDER, Myra L." Database of Classical Scholars, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  2. "Dissertations List | Bryn Mawr College". www.brynmawr.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  3. Gordon, Laura. "UHLFELDER, Myra L." Departmental Web Site Template | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  4. B, Corbett, Philipp (1956). "Myra L. Uhlfelder. De Proprietate Sermonum vel Rerum. A Study and Critical Edition of a Set of Verbal Distinctions (= Papers and Monographs of the American Academy in Rome, Volume XV)". Scriptorium (in French). 10 (1).
  5. "The College News, 1963-03-27, Vol. 49, No. 18".
  6. "History of the Latin Department | Bryn Mawr College". www.brynmawr.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  7. Uhlfelder, Myra L. (2016). The Consolation of Philosophy as Cosmic Image. ACMRS. ISBN 9780866985277.
  8. "Fellows - Affiliated Fellows - Residents 1950–69 | American Academy in Rome". www.aarome.org. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  9. "The College News, 1948-03-24, Vol. 34, No. 19".
  10. "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Myra L. Uhlfelder". www.gf.org. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  11. Uhlfelder, Myra L. (1952). "The University of Michigan Latin Workshop". The Classical Weekly. 46 (1): 3–5. JSTOR 4343226.
  12. Browne, R. A. (1956). "De proprietate sermonum vel rerum edited by Myra L. uhlfelder (book review)". Medium Aevum. 25. ProQuest 1293412170.
  13. Uhlfelder, Myra L. (1954). "Further Thoughts on Caesar and Latinity". The Classical Journal. 50 (2): 65–66. JSTOR 3292784.
  14. Uhlfelder, Myra L. (1955). "Medea, Ariadne, and Dido". The Classical Journal. 50 (7): 310–312. JSTOR 3293000.
  15. Uhlfelder, Myra L. (1963). "The Romans on Linguistic Change". The Classical Journal. 59 (1): 23–30. JSTOR 3294239.
  16. Uhlfelder, Myra L. (1966). ""Nature" in Roman Linguistic Texts". Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association. 97: 583–595. doi:10.2307/2936031. JSTOR 2936031.
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