Author: Lionel Casson
Born: 22 July 1914
Died: 18 July 2009
Bio: "Lionel Casson is Professor Emeritus of Classics, New York University, and the author of *Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World* as well as many other books on ancient maritime history and ancient travel." -jacket blurb from *Libraries in the Ancient World*, 2001 (see also <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Casson>Wikipedia</a>)