Lionel Casson AKA Lionel I. Cohen Born: 22-Jul-1914 Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY Died: 18-Jul-2009 Location of death: Manhattan, NY Cause of death: Pneumonia
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Scholar Nationality: United States Executive summary: The Ancient Mariners Military service: US Navy (WWII) Father: Abraham Cohen (lumber merchant) Mother: Bess Wife: Julia Michelman (until his death, two daughters) Daughter: Andrea Daughter: Gail
University: BA, New York University (1934) University: MA, New York University (1936) University: PhD, New York University (1939) Professor: Classics, New York University (1961-79)
Guggenheim Fellowship 1952 Archaeological Institute of America Gold Medal 2005
Author of books:
The Ancient Mariners: Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times (1959) Illustrated History of Ships and Boats (1964) Travel in the Ancient World (1974) The Horizon Book of Daily Life in Ancient Rome (1975) Mysteries of the Past (1977) The Greek Conquerors (1981) The Barbarian Kings (1982) Great Ages of Man: Ancient Egypt (1983) Ancient Trade and Society (1984) Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World (1995) Libraries in the Ancient World (2001)
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