Date of birth: 1937
Date of death: October 26, 1990
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Dr. Cheilik joined the faculty at Hunter College, another City University of New York school, in 1965 and moved to Lehman in 1970. He was a linguist and spoke fluent French, German, Italian and Russian and read Greek, Latin and early Semitic languages.

He wrote several books, including textbooks on ancient Greek and Roman history and architecture. He also wrote two books on Bronx architecture.

He was a graduate of City College and received an M.A. and Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University.

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