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Author(s):
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Strauss, Barry |
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URL:
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http://www.neh.fed.us/news/humanities/2005-05/scholar.html |
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Format:
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Article |
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Publisher:
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National Endowment for the Humanities |
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Publication City:
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Washington DC |
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Date:
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2005 |
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Source:
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Humanities |
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Volume Info:
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May/June 2005 |
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Volume:
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26 |
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Number:
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3 |
"I first met Donald Kagan in the fall of 1974 when I arrived at Yale to begin the doctoral program in ancient history. Perhaps "met" is not quite the right word: although not yet the nationally known figure he is today, Kagan was already a phenomenon. "Encounter" may be a better way to describe an introduction to one of the most intellectually challenging educators I have ever known. Or "matriculate," because Kagan was little short of a one-man university..."
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