CLST loses a beloved colleague, Andrea Purvis

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Dear Classics community,

We are sorry to report the death of Andrea Purvis, a Duke Ph.D. in classics and the widow of our late colleague Diskin Clay. The cause of death was cancer, from which Andrea had been suffering since last December. At the end she was receiving hospice care in her home. Among Andrea’s accomplishments were her translation of Herodotus’Histories for the highly regarded Landmark Herodotus and Four Island Utopias, the anthology of utopian texts she co-authored with Diskin. Andrea asked that there be no memorial service, but many of us who knew her will regret her too early departure.

Obituary: www.clementsfuneralservice.com/obituaries/Andrea-Purvis?obId=3063176