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Albert Henrichs (* 29. Dezember 1942 in Cologne) is an German-American Classicist. He has taught since 1984 as the Eliot Professor of Greek Literature at Harvard University in [Cambridge (Massachusetts)|Cambridge]], Massachusetts. His research focuses on Greek literature, especially Attic drama, Greek Mythology, especially ancient and modern conceptions of Dionysus, and literary papyrus fragments.

After graduating from the Epiphany School in Cologne in 1962 Henrichs studied at the University of Cologne, where in 1966 he graduated and in 1969 spent his habilitation. After a brief teaching career at the University of Cologne and the University of California, Berkeley he moved in 1973 to Harvard University, where he served as "Professor of Greek and Latin" and has taught since 1984 as the Eliot Professor of Greek Literature. At times, he has acted as editor of Harvard Studies in Classical Philology and served as the chair of the Classics department there.

In 1985 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 1990 served as the Sather Professor of Classical Literature at the University of California, Berkeley.

Weblinks

 * Curriculum Vitae and Bibliography at Harvard.edu
 * Curriculum Vitae and Bibliography at Harvard.edu

Albert Henrichs