Biography of Leiva Petersen

Leiva Petersen (* 28. November 1912 in Berlin; † 17. April 1992 in Weimar) was a deutsche Klassische Philologin und Verlegerin. She was 79 years old. Her education included Goethe University Frankfurt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Kiel University and University of Würzburg. She worked at Böhlau Verlag and German Academy of Sciences at Berlin. Her awards include Leibniz Medal, Gold Goethe medal and Reuchlin Award.