author
G. W. (George Wicker) Elderkin
1879–1965
An American classical scholar and art historian, he wrote with real authority about Greek architecture, archaeology, and ancient religion. His books open a window onto the ancient world through careful observation and a lifelong devotion to classical study.
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Problems in Periclean Buildings
by G. W. (George Wicker) Elderkin
About the author
Born in Chicago in 1879, George Wicker Elderkin became an American scholar of classical art and archaeology whose work centered on ancient Greece. Reliable library and art-history records identify him as a longtime Princeton University professor, and his published work shows a wide range of interests, from Greek epic and Dionysiac religion to major studies of the Acropolis.
Elderkin is especially associated with books such as Problems in Periclean Buildings and Kantharos; Studies in Dionysiac and Kindred Cult. He also appears in Princeton archival material connected with archaeological work at Antioch, reflecting his place in the scholarly world of early twentieth-century classical studies.
He died in 1965. Although he is remembered mainly as a specialist in ancient art and religion rather than as a popular writer, his books remain valuable for listeners and readers drawn to classical civilization, archaeology, and the history of ideas.