The Reedy Family of Union County, Dakota Territory

About the Book

About the Author

Jeremiah Reedy, a native of South Dakota, earned an S.T.B. degree at the Gregorian University in Rome, an M.A. in Classics from the University of South Dakota, another M.A. and a Ph.D. in Classical Studies from the University of Michigan, where he specialized in classical philology and Indo-European linguistics. He taught Classics at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1968 until he retired in 2004. He currently teaches Latin and Greek at the University of St. Thomas School of Divinity as an adjunct professor. For the past 25 years, most of his time and energy has been devoted to studying and writing about Greek philosophy. Besides essays on philosophy, his publications include translations and editions of both ancient Greek and medieval Latin works.. An activist in efforts to reform education, Dr. Reedy was the chair of the founding committee of the New Spirit School in St. Paul and the founder of the Seven Hills Classical Academy in Bloomington, Minnesota.