Pierre Grimal
Pierre Grimal (November 21, 1912 – October 11, 1996) was a French historian, classicist and Latinist. Fascinated by the Roman civilization, he did much to promote the cultural inheritance of ancient Rome, both among specialists and the general public.
Works
- Dictionnaire de la Mythologie Grecque et Romaine, Paris: PUF, 1951, 5th edition, 1976.
- Concise Dictionary of Classical Mythology, edited Stephen Kershaw, trans. A. R. Maxwell-Hyslop, Basil Blackwell, 1986, 1990. (English)
- Romans grecs et latins, Paris: Gallimard, 1958.
- Mythologies, Paris: Larousse, 1964.
- La littérature latine, Paris: PUF, 1965.