Ann Ellis Hanson

Ann Ellis Hanson is an American papyrologist and historian who holds the position of senior research scholar and lecturer in the Department of Classics at Yale University.

Professor Hanson received a B.A. (1957) and an M.A. (1963) from the University of Michigan, and a PhD (1971) from the University of Pennsylvania.

Her teaching career included posts at Fordham University (1968-1975), the University of Texas, the Intercollegiate Center in Rome, the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (1985-6), the University of Michigan, and the University of California, Berkeley. Her research contributions to classical studies lie in papyrology and in the study of ancient medicine, in both cases showing how sources outside the canon can provide new perspectives on the ancient Mediterranean. Provided by Wikipedia