Esther V. Hansen

Esther V. Hansen
Esther V. Hansen
Born	Esther Violet Hansen; August 23, 1898; Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	February 23, 1986 (aged 87); Horseheads, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Classical scholar
Academic background
Alma mater	Vassar College; University of Wisconsin; Cornell University;
Thesis	Attalus I of Pergamum (1930)
Doctoral advisor	Eugene Plumb Andrews
Academic work
Discipline	Ancient Greek history
Sub-discipline	Kingdom of Pergamon
Institutions	Wells College; Elmira College;

Esther Violet Hansen (August 23, 1898 – February 23, 1986) was an American classical scholar who specialized in the Kingdom of Pergamon, a Hellenistic-era monarchy in western Asia Minor. A Guggenheim Fellow, she worked at Elmira College as a Professor in Classics for almost three decades (1934–1963).

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