Classical Studies

Careers in Classical Studies

A classical education opens the path to fame and riches for you.

You think we are joking?

Have a look at the "classical careers" of these more or less famous people who were all trained in Greek and Latin:

Jane Addams (1860-1935)

social worker; founder of the Settlement House Movement; winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 1931

James A. Baker III (1930-)

White House Chief of Staff and Treasure Secretary under Pres. Ronald Reagan; Secretary of State under Pres. George H. Bush

Benjamin C. Bradlee (1921-)

vice president at large and former executive editor (1965-1991) of the Washington Post

Jerry Brown (1938-)

attorney general of California and its former governor; radio talk show host

Rita Mae Brown (1944-)

animal enthusiast & author (Rubyfruit Jungle)

Willa Cather (1873-1947)

teacher, journalist, critic, and author

Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)

author of mystery novels (The Big Sleep) & screen plays (Double Indemnity)

William S. Cohen (1940-)

Secretary of Defense under Pres. Bill Clinton

Colin Dexter (1930-)

British author (Inspector Morse series)

Lian Dolan (1966-)

public radio talk show host

W.E.B. DuBois (1868-1963)

sociologist & N.A.A.C.P. co-founder

Angie Reed Garner (1969-)

artist

Charles Geschke (1939-)

former CEO and co-founder of Adobe Systems; former math professor

Carol Goodman

author (The Lake of Dead Languages)

Porter J. Goss (1938-)

ex-Director of the CIA (2004-2006) & ex-member of the U.S. House of Representatives (R-Florida, 1989-2004)

Alex Horne (1978-)

British comedian

David Karp (1958?-)

stock broker turned fruit detective

Jim Manzi (1952-)

venture capitalist; former CEO of Lotus Development Corp.

Karl Marx (1818-1883)

German philosopher (The Communist Manifesto; The Capital)

Toni Morrison (1931-)

poet & novelist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 1993

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)

philosopher (The Birth of Tragedy)

J.K. Rowling (1965-)

British author (Harry Potter series)

Dorothy Sayers (1893-1957)

British author, translator (Dante's Divine Comedy) and Christian humanist

Carl Schurz (1829-1906)

German-American journalist & statesman

Lynn Sherr (1942-)

correspondent for ABC News & author

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973)

British author & academic (Lord of the Rings)

Ted Turner (1938-)

TV mogul & philanthropist

William Weld (1945-)

former governor of Massachusetts, lawyer, and author