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Ladislaus J. Bolchazy

 

Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc.

1000 Brown Street, Unit 101

Wauconda, IL 60084 USA

(847) 526-4344    FAX: (847) 526-2867

e-mail: Lou@bolchazy.com

 

 

SPECIAL INTEREST IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH

 

History of Ethical Concepts in the Ancient World.

Comparative Mythology.

Computer-oriented Research in the Latin Language.

Slavic Studies

Special Interest in Publishing

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D. Classics:                   SUNY, Albany, NY 1973

M.A. Classics:                     NYU, 1967

B.A. Philosophy:                St. Joseph’s College and Seminar, Yonkers, NY 1963

A. A. Classics                     Divine Word College and Seminary, Conesus, NY 1960

 

Dissertation Title:                       Livy’s Interest in the Humanizing Role of the Law of Hospitality

 

Doctoral Comprehensives:                Archaeology; Greek Language; Greek Literature; Latin Literature; Ancient                History; Lucretius

 

Permanent New York State Teaching Certificate in Latin.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE


 

Loyola U. of Chicago                                                Chicago, IL                                Adjunct Prof. ’79 –

Loyola U. of Chicago                                                Chicago, IL                                Visiting Adjunct Prof.’76-‘77

Millersville State University                                                Millersville, PA                                Visiting Adjunct Prof.’75 – ‘76

La Salette College and Seminary                                              Altamont, NY                   Asst. Prof. ’71-‘75

Siena College                                                                      Loudonville, NY                Instructor ’66-‘67

Sacred Heart High School                                        Yonkers, NY                       Latin/English ’62-‘64

Iona Preparatory School                                                   New Rochelle, NY                Latin/English ’64-‘65

 

OTHER EXPERIENCE

 

President:                            Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc

Former Owner:                  U.S. Graphics (Instant and Commercial Printing; Complete Graphics)

                                                Chicago-Scan Typographers, Inc. (book Typesetting)


PUBLICATIONS

 

Books

 

(1)                 Hospitality in Early Rome. Ares Publishers, Chicago, 1977.

(2)                 A Concordance to the “Utopia” of St. Thomas More. Georg Olms, Hildesheim, 1978.

(3)                 The Coin-Inscriptions and Epigraphical Abbreviations of Imperial Rome (A Compilation based on the works of Cohen, Cagnat, and Egbert).  Ares Publishers, 1978.

(4)                 A Concordance to Ausonius (In Collaboration with Prof. JoAnn Sweeney and Mr. M. Antonetti). Georg Olms, Hildersheim, 1982.

(5)                 Hospitality in Antiquity (Reprint of Hospitality in Early Rome). Ares Publishers, Chicago, 1996.

 

Articles

 

(1)     “From Xenophobia to Albtruism: Categories of Homeric and Roman Hospitality:" The Ancient World, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1978) pp.45-64.

(2)     “Scholarship, Research and the Search for Alexander." The Ancient World, Vol. 4, No.s 3-4 (1981) pp 67-89.

(3)     “Scholarship, Research and the Search for Alexander." The Ancient World, Vol. 5, Nos. 1-2 (1982) pp 3-9.

(4)     “Studies on Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World in the USSR:"  The Ancient World, Vol. 13, Nos. 3-4 (1986) pp 67-72.

(5)     “Tables and Indices for the Catalogue and Supplements of The Search for Alexander Exhibition:"  The Ancient World, Vol. 14, nos. 3-4 (1987) pp 115-118.

(6)     Detecting the Real Sherlock Homes: A Stylometric Comparison of Doyle and Meyer:"  The Classical Bulletin, Vol. 65 (1989) pp 105-110.

 

Papers

(1)     “What a Way to Go:  The Gilgamesh Epic.” The Pennsylvania Classical Conference,  A Banquet Lecture (2003).

(2)     “Hitler: the Wolf and the Gott Mensch vs. Tiso.” Slovak Pastoral Seminar , Guest Lecture, (2003).

(3)     “Slovak Enrichment of the English Speaking World.” Albin Polasek Museum Symposium of American Slovak Relations, Rollins College (2002)

(4)     “Slovak Books and Art:  Slovakia’s Best Ambassadors to the World and Its Most Viable Contribution.” Czech and Slovak Museum Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA (1999).

(5)     “Human Chauvinism and the Alienable Rights of Fish: Might Makes Right in Thucydides and Plato.”  The American Classical League Institute  (1977).

(6)     “The Law of Hospitaltity in Ancient Greek Culture:  From Xenophobia to Altruism.” The Illinois Classical Conference  (1977)  A Banquet Lecture

(7)     “Some Validated Test Items for Quantitative Sylometric Analsis.” A paper presented at the APA session on Computer Applications in Classics (1977)

(8)     “Plato’s Callicles and Thrasymachus in Thucydides: Might Makes Right and Athenian Imperialism.” NEH Summer Seminar, Cornell University (1976)

(9)     “Guest-Friendship in Homeric Cultures.” APA Seminar: Greek Concepts of Friendship (1975)

 

 

Radio Series

 

“Myth Is Truth.”  Fourteen programs in Comparative Mythology broadcast by WLUC, Loyola University, 1977 and by WRRG, Triton College, 1978.

 

Biographical articles appearing in:  


Associated Press

Chicago Tribune

Chronicle of Higher Education

Wall Street Journal

The Courier of Pioneer Press

A Concise Encyclopedia of Slovakia and the Slovaks

Jednota

Literarny Tyzdennik

Praca

Slovak v Amerike

Slovakia Today

Slovak Spectator

Slovak World News

Slovenske Pohlady

Slovenske Narodne Noviny

Smena


 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

 

 

Annual Award: Classical Association of the Midwest and South,  1999

The George Constantou Award: Classical Association of the Empire State, 1998.

Co-founder and co-editor : The Ancient World;  1978 -.

Editor: The Classical Bulletin;  1989 –.

NEH Summer Institute, Ancient History. U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1977.

Organized a Seminar for the APA. Greek Concepts of Friendship, 1975.

NEH Summer Seminar: Sophocles and Thucydides, Cornell U. ,1976.

Teaching Fellowship: State University of New York at Albany, 1967-71

Research Grants: Loyola University, Spring and Summer, 1977.

 

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