Michael Rostovtzeff

1870–1952 (age 82)

Biography

Michael Rostovtzeff earned renown as an eminent historian whose teachings at Yale brought the ancient Mediterranean world vividly to life for countless students.

Even as his lectures toured Europe and America, he returned to Grove Street Cemetery to find quiet comfort among the trees that had witnessed his scholarly pursuits.

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