Mary Merritt Sale died peacefully surrounded by her family at her home in Berkeley, California on February 8th, 2017. Mary was a Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at Washington University from 1958 until her retirement in 1995. Friends, colleagues, and former students remember her dedicated and inspiring teaching, especially of Homer, mythology, and Greek tragedy; her service both to the Department of Classics and the Program in Comparative Literature; and her exciting scholarship on Euripides, Sophocles, and the oral nature of Homeric poetry.
in the news:
WashU Classics Participates in ThurtenE Carnival
Special Issue of Classical Journal Examines 1884 and 2021 Performances of Plautus’ Rudens at Washington University
Washington University Classics Department Announces New Scholarship for Summer Language Study
Nicola Aravecchia receives $40,000 Grant for his Excavations in Amheida, Egypt
Read more news