Hadas, Moses (1900-1966)

US classicist and translator. His best known publications include History of Greek Literature (1950) and History of Latin Literature (1952). Through his translations he introduced works in German and Greek to English readers. They include Jacob Burckhardt's The Age of Constantine the Great (1949), and Three Greek Romances (1954). Hadas was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He was educated at Emory and Columbia universities, gaining his PhD in 1930. He subsequently taught at Columbia (1925-28; 1930-66).