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# Mary Lefkowitz

(1935)   Classical Philologist

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Mary Lefkowitz is a classical philologist.

## Quick Facts About Mary Lefkowitz

Born April 30, 1935

Profession Classical Philologist

## About Mary Lefkowitz

American classical philologist (1935-)... \| Mary R. Lefkowitz is an American scholar of Classics. She is the Professor Emerita of Classical Studies at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where she previously worked from 1959 to 2005. She has published ten books over the course of her career.

##  Quotes by Mary Lefkowitz

> [“a filthy liar, an enemy to justice, a lawless monster, who turns everything upside-down and back again, with his double tongue, transforming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-lefkowitz/a-filthy-liar-an-enemy-to-justice-a-lawless-monster-who-turns/)

Mary Lefkowitz

[Enemies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enemies/)

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> [“...the absence of certainty does not mean that one interpretation is as valid as any other. Probabilities and plausibilities matter; and when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-lefkowitz/the-absence-of-certainty-does-not-mean-that-one-interpretation-is-as/)

Mary Lefkowitz

[Certainty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/certainty/)

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