Harold Fredrik Cherniss headshot

Harold Fredrik Cherniss

Past Faculty
School of Historical Studies

Affiliation

Historical Studies

From the New York Times:

Harold F. Cherniss [was] a specialist in ancient Greek philosophy . . . who wrote many books and articles in his field and was an editor and translator of volumes of Plutarch's ''Moralia'' for the Loeb Classical Library. His books included works on Aristotle's criticism of Plato and pre-Platonic philosophy.

“Harold F. Cherniss, an Expert In Greek Philosophy, Is Dead,” New York Times, July 12, 1987.

Dates at IAS

Emeritus
School of Historical Studies
Faculty
School of Historical Studies

Degrees

UC Berkeley
Ph.D.
1929

Honors

1978
Laurea (hc) Università degli Studi di Roma
1977
Goodwin Award, American Philological Association
1976
Brown University
1965
Johns Hopkins University
1959
Hebrew Union College
1950
Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Chicago