Princeton History Prof. By Dave Carlberg Assistant News Editor Dr. Anthony Grafton, the Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University, is scheduled to deliver a lecture entitled, The Meanings of History in Renaissance Europe on April 10 in the Villanova Room.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Part of the lecture will focus on the work Grafton did for his latest book about Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti. Professor Emmet McLaughlin of the Villanova History Department said of Grafton, He is a humorous and dynamic speaker. Grafton is visiting the University for two days as a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar. While on campus, he will be available to talk to faculty and students on the morning of April 10 at a continental breakfast to be held in the DeLeon Room of the St. Augustine Center. He will also present his latest work on Renaissance magic to any interested faculty members in the early afternoon of that same day.