Harold F. Cherniss

Harold Fredrik Cherniss (March 11, 1904 – June 18, 1987) was an expert on the philosophy of Ancient Greece. He wrote several books in the field, and edited and translated works by Plutarch. Cherniss was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, and received his doctorate at University of California, Berkeley in 1930. He then taught the Greek language at Cornell University, followed by stints at Johns Hopkins University and the University of California. He worked in military intelligence for the United States Army during World War II, then was a faculty member at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton Township, New Jersey from 1948 until his death in 1987.