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Born in [[Camden, New Jersey]],<ref>Staff. [https://library.ias.edu/files/pdfs/hs/cos.pdf#page=289 ''A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS: The Institute for Advanced Study Faculty and Members 1930-1980''], p. 289. [[Institute for Advanced Study]], 1980. Accessed November 22, 2015. "Meritt, Lucy Shoe 48-49, 50-73 HS, Classical |
Born in [[Camden, New Jersey]],<ref>Staff. [https://library.ias.edu/files/pdfs/hs/cos.pdf#page=289 ''A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS: The Institute for Advanced Study Faculty and Members 1930-1980''], p. 289. [[Institute for Advanced Study]], 1980. Accessed November 22, 2015. "Meritt, Lucy Shoe 48-49, 50-73 HS, Classical |
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Archaeology Born 1906 Camden, NJ."</ref> Lucy Shoe Meritt was the daughter of William Napoleon Shoe and Mary Esther Dunning Shoe. She studied at [[Bryn Mawr College]] (A.B. 1927, M.A. 1928, Ph.D. 1935). She continued her studies at the [[American School of Classical Studies]] in Athens from 1929 to 1934. From 1937 to 1950 Meritt taught at [[Mount Holyoke College]]. She was twice a fellow of the [[American Academy in Rome]] (1937 and 1950). She married [[Benjamin Dean Meritt]] at [[Princeton, New Jersey]], on November 2, 1964.<ref>https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=lucy-taxis-shoe-meritt&pid=1590446</ref><ref>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/dunning/dunning_index.html</ref> She worked at the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] site of [[Cosa]] and at [[Serra Orlando]] ([[Morgantina]]) in [[Sicily]]. She served as editor of publications for the [[American School of Classical Studies in Athens]] from 1950 until 1972. In 1972, with her husband, [[Benjamin Dean Meritt]]'s appointment to a professorship at the [[University of Texas at Austin]],<ref>Homer A. Thompson. Benjamin Dean Meritt (March 31, 1899-July 7, 1989) ''Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society'', Vol. 135, No. 1 (Mar., 1991), pp. 110-115, p. 111</ref> she moved to Austin, Texas, and was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin from 1973 until her death. Meritt received the [[Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America|Gold Medal Award]] for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement in 1977 from the [[Archaeological Institute of America]].<ref>Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement http://www.archaeological.org/awards/goldmedal</ref> |
Archaeology Born 1906 Camden, NJ."</ref> Lucy Shoe Meritt was the daughter of William Napoleon Shoe and Mary Esther Dunning Shoe. She studied at [[Bryn Mawr College]] (A.B. 1927, M.A. 1928, Ph.D. 1935). She continued her studies at the [[American School of Classical Studies]] in Athens from 1929 to 1934. From 1937 to 1950 Meritt taught at [[Mount Holyoke College]]. She was twice a fellow of the [[American Academy in Rome]] (1937 and 1950). She married [[Benjamin Dean Meritt]] at [[Princeton, New Jersey]], on November 2, 1964.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=lucy-taxis-shoe-meritt&pid=1590446|title = Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt Obituary (2003) Austin American-Statesman}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/dunning/dunning_index.html|title = Dunning}}</ref> She worked at the [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] site of [[Cosa]] and at [[Serra Orlando]] ([[Morgantina]]) in [[Sicily]]. She served as editor of publications for the [[American School of Classical Studies in Athens]] from 1950 until 1972. In 1972, with her husband, [[Benjamin Dean Meritt]]'s appointment to a professorship at the [[University of Texas at Austin]],<ref>Homer A. Thompson. Benjamin Dean Meritt (March 31, 1899-July 7, 1989) ''Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society'', Vol. 135, No. 1 (Mar., 1991), pp. 110-115, p. 111</ref> she moved to Austin, Texas, and was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin from 1973 until her death. Meritt received the [[Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America|Gold Medal Award]] for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement in 1977 from the [[Archaeological Institute of America]].<ref>Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement http://www.archaeological.org/awards/goldmedal</ref> |
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The papers and scholarly archive of Lucy Shoe Meritt are preserved as a collection curated by the [[University of Texas at Austin]].<ref>https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utaaa/00031/aaa-00031.html Lucy Shoe Meritt collection</ref><ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42206533/lucy-taxis-meritt#view-photo=71685476</ref> |
The papers and scholarly archive of Lucy Shoe Meritt are preserved as a collection curated by the [[University of Texas at Austin]].<ref>https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utaaa/00031/aaa-00031.html Lucy Shoe Meritt collection</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42206533/lucy-taxis-meritt#view-photo=71685476|title = Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt (1906-2003) - Find a Grave}}</ref> |
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Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt died in Austin, Texas, and was buried at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery.<ref>https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=lucy-taxis-shoe-meritt&pid=1590446 Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt</ref> |
Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt died in Austin, Texas, and was buried at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery.<ref>https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=lucy-taxis-shoe-meritt&pid=1590446 Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt</ref> |
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Lucy Shoe Meritt | |
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| Born | August 7, 1906 |
| Died | April 13, 2003 (aged 96) |
| Education | American School of Classical Studies |
| Alma mater | Bryn Mawr College |
| Spouse | Benjamin Dean Meritt |
| Awards | Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Classical archaeology |
| Institutions | Mount Holyoke College American School of Classical Studies in Athens University of Texas at Austin |
Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt (born August 7, 1906, in Camden, New Jersey; died Austin, Texas, April 13, 2003) was a classical archaeologist and a scholar of Greek architectural ornamentation and mouldings.[1]
Biography
Born in Camden, New Jersey,[2] Lucy Shoe Meritt was the daughter of William Napoleon Shoe and Mary Esther Dunning Shoe. She studied at Bryn Mawr College (A.B. 1927, M.A. 1928, Ph.D. 1935). She continued her studies at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens from 1929 to 1934. From 1937 to 1950 Meritt taught at Mount Holyoke College. She was twice a fellow of the American Academy in Rome (1937 and 1950). She married Benjamin Dean Meritt at Princeton, New Jersey, on November 2, 1964.[3][4] She worked at the Roman site of Cosa and at Serra Orlando (Morgantina) in Sicily. She served as editor of publications for the American School of Classical Studies in Athens from 1950 until 1972. In 1972, with her husband, Benjamin Dean Meritt's appointment to a professorship at the University of Texas at Austin,[5] she moved to Austin, Texas, and was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin from 1973 until her death. Meritt received the Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement in 1977 from the Archaeological Institute of America.[6]
The papers and scholarly archive of Lucy Shoe Meritt are preserved as a collection curated by the University of Texas at Austin.[7][8]
Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt died in Austin, Texas, and was buried at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery.[9]
Publications
- Profiles of Greek Mouldings (1936).[10]
- Profiles of Western Greek Mouldings (1952).[11]
- Etruscan and Roman Republican Mouldings (1965).[12]
- History of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1939-1980 (1984)
- Etruscan and Republican Roman Mouldings (expanded ed., 2000) with Ingrid Edlund-Berry.[13]
References
- ^ Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie; Joy Dorothy Harvey (2000). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z. Taylor & Francis. pp. 885–. ISBN 978-0-415-92040-7.
- ^ Staff. A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS: The Institute for Advanced Study Faculty and Members 1930-1980, p. 289. Institute for Advanced Study, 1980. Accessed November 22, 2015. "Meritt, Lucy Shoe 48-49, 50-73 HS, Classical Archaeology Born 1906 Camden, NJ."
- ^ "Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt Obituary (2003) Austin American-Statesman".
- ^ "Dunning".
- ^ Homer A. Thompson. Benjamin Dean Meritt (March 31, 1899-July 7, 1989) Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 135, No. 1 (Mar., 1991), pp. 110-115, p. 111
- ^ Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement http://www.archaeological.org/awards/goldmedal
- ^ https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utaaa/00031/aaa-00031.html Lucy Shoe Meritt collection
- ^ "Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt (1906-2003) - Find a Grave".
- ^ https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=lucy-taxis-shoe-meritt&pid=1590446 Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt
- ^ Lucy Taxis Shoe; Lucy Shoe Meritt (1936). Profiles of Greek Mouldings. Harvard University Press.
- ^ Lucy T. Shoe (1952). Profiles of Western Greek Mouldings: Text. American Academy in Rome. ISBN 9780271004600.
- ^ L. T. Shoe (June 1965). Etruscan and Republican Roman Mouldings. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 978-0-271-00450-1.
- ^ Lucy T. Shoe Merritt; Ingrid E. M. Edlund-Berry (June 1, 2002). Etruscan and Republican Roman Mouldings. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-75271-9.
