Peter Moench

Peter Moench is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics at St. Olaf College, serving during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years. He teaches in both the Classics department and the Enduring Questions program. His research focuses on ancient Greek literature, particularly Pindar’s exploration of kinship and human identity, as evidenced by his doctoral dissertation: Pindar’s Physics of Family: Kinship, Heredity, and the Problem of Being Human.

• Education:
  • B.A. in Classics and English, St. Olaf College, 2009
  • M.F.A., University of Washington, 2012
  • M.A. and Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2015 and 2022

In 2024-25, he teaches courses such as Beginning Greek, Intermediate Latin, Greek & Roman Mythology, and Latin Epic. He also contributes to writing and rhetoric courses. Beyond academia, Moench and his wife Sarah Strasen (a St. Olaf alumna) have two children, Felix and Sylvie.