Education:
A.B. U. Toronto, 1929; Ph.D. U. Chicago, 1936.
Dissertation:
“Meter and Diction in Catullus' Hendecasyllabics” (Chicago, 1936); privately printed, distr. by U. Chicago libraries, 1936.
Professional Experience:
Instr. Lat. & Gk., U. Saskatchewan, 1931; U. Alberta, 1931-2; teaching fellow, U. Chicago, 1935-6; pro tempore, lang. dept. State Teacher's College (Buffalo, NY), 1936-7; senior instr. Webb School, 1937-42; head lang. dept. Darlington School, Rome, GA, 1942-4; prof. Gl. & Lat., Wayne State U., 1944-65, & chair of dept., 1951-65.
Publications:
Pervigilium Veneris (Detroit, 1951); Petronius. Cena Trimalchionis (Detroit, 1961); Plautus. Amphitruo (Detroit, 1965; rev. with intro. by Jacob E. Nyenhuis, 1970).
Notes:
Thomas Cutt developed innovative curricula in classics at Wayne State, including courses in mythology, great books, and Greek drama. He expanded the size of the department and introduced a graduate program. His chief interests were in dramatic stagecraft and scenery design. He also served as a research consultant for medical terms at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
