Adrienne Mayor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Adrienne Mayor

historian

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1946

Place of Birth: Benton, Illinois, United States

Profession: historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Adrienne Mayor (born 1946) is a historian of ancient science and a classical folklorist. Mayor specializes in ancient history and the study of "folk science", or how pre-scientific cultures interpreted data about the natural world, and how these interpretations form the basis of many ancient myths, folklore and popular beliefs.
Her work in pre-scientific fossil discoveries and traditional interpretations of paleontological remains has opened up a new field within the emerging discipline of geomythology and classical folklore.
Mayor's book, Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, & the Scorpion Bombs, on the origins of biological and chemical warfare revealed the ancient roots of poison weaponry and tactics.