Frederick A. Cooper

Professor

Offices: 421 Heller Hall

Office Hours - Fall 2008

TBA

Phone: (612) 624-4500
Fax: (612) 626-8679

E-mail: coope002@umn.edu

Education

A.B. Yale University (1959) M.A. University of Pittsburgh (1962) Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania (1970).

Specialization

Greek and Roman Art and Greek Architecture. His current research interests include the Mycenean Palace at Pylos, the Medieval Architecture and Pre-Modern Folklife in the Morea, and the Heroon at Messene. Professor Cooper has received numerous awards for his teaching, including the University of Minnesota CLA Distinguished Teacher Award (1972-73 and 1989-90), the Morse-Minnesota Alumni Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education (1991) and the Archaeological Institute of America Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award (1996).

Links

Minnesota Archaeological Researches in the Western Peloponnese: http://clvl.cla.umn.edu/marwp/

Recent Publications

Books
   -The Temple of Apollo Bassitas, edited by F. A. Cooper, II, The Sculpture,
     136 pp., 68 plates, by   B. Madigan with contributions by F. Cooper. American School of
     Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton 1992.
   -The Temple of Apollo Bassitas, IV, Folio, (20" x 24") 63 plates
     7 foldout maps and plans. American School of Classical Studies at Athens,
     Princeton, 1992.
   The Temple of Apollo Bassitas, I, The Architecture, 447 pp., 44 figs, 42 tables.
     American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton, 1996).
   The Temple of Apollo Bassitas, III, Illustrations. 80 pls., Inventory of blocks,
     202 pp. American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Princeton, 1996.
   Houses of the Morea: Spitia tou Morea, (in english and Greek), editor,
     Melissa Publishing House, Athens (May 2002) with H. Foster, M. Coulton,
     K. Kourelis and J. Alchermes

Articles
   "Dining in Round Buildings" in Sympotika, O. Murray, editor (Oxford
     University Press, 1990) with S. Morris, pp. 66-85.
   "Satellite Spectral Data and Archaeological Reconnaissance in Western Greece,"
     in Applications of Space-Age Technology in Anthropology, eds., C. Behrens
     and L. Sever, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Technical Papers,
     (NASA, Earth Sciences Laboratory, 1991), pp. 63-79 with M. Bauer and B. Cullen.
   "The Quarries of Mount Taygetos in the Peloponessos, Greece" in Marble in
     Ancient Greece and Rome: Geology, Quarries, Commerce, Artifacts, edited
     by N. Herz and M. Waelkens in Acta Archaeologica Lovaniensia
     (Leuven, 1992) pp. 61-67 (with B. Cullen and M. Bauer)
    The Grove Dictionary of Art, ed., J. Turner (MacMillan: London, 1997),
      s.v., "Bassai," vol. 3, pp. 340-342; "Greece, Ancient, II, Architecture,
      Historical Survey," vol. 13, pp. 395-403; and "Nemea," vol. 22, p. 729.
   "Satellites, Silicon, and Stone," GIS Info (January 1998), pp. 20-28
     (with T. Brenningmeyer and C. Downey)
   "Curvature and Other Architectural Refinements in a Hellenistic Heroon at
      Messene," in Appearance and Essence: Refinements of Classical
      Architecture - Curvature, edited by L. Haselberger (University Museum
      of the University of Pennsylvania 1999), pp. 185-197.
   "The Fortifications of Epaminondas and the Rise of the Monumental Greek
      City," in City Walls: The Urban Enceinte in Global Perspective,
      editor, J. Tracy (Cambridge University Press 2000), pp. 155-191.

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