D.M. Murdock, also known as "Acharya S," majored in Classics, Greek Civilization, at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. She is also an alumna of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece. She performed research in a variety of languages, both modern and ancient, such as ancient and modern Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Vedic, Persian, Egyptian, Coptic, French, Italian, Spanish, and German. She passed away December 25, 2015.
