Community of Scholars Profile

Kaster, Robert

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Data from Institute records

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Visits to IAS

TypeAffiliationStart DateEnd Date
[V]HistSt9/1/20039/20/2004

Current Homepage: www.princeton.edu/~classics/faculty/kaster.html
Field of Study while at IAS: Roman cultural psychology; Roman oratory
Home institution while at IAS: Princeton University
Position: Professor Classics and Kennedy Foundation Professor of Latin
Start year: 1997
Department: Department of Classics
Institution: Princeton University
Current Field of Study: Roman culture, Latin language and literature

Past and Other Appointments

AppointmentOrganizationStart YearEnd Year
Assistant Prof. to Avalon Foundation Distinguished Service Professor of HumantiesThe University of Chicago19751997
InstructorColby College19731974

Degrees

DegreeYearInstitution
Ph.D.1975Harvard University
M.A.1971Harvard University
B.A.1969Dartmouth College

Honors

DescriptionYear
Old Dominion Professor of the Humanities (Princeton)2008-2009
Behrman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities (Princeton)2007
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship2003-2004
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship1991-1992
Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit (American Philological Association)1991