Gregory Hutchinson (Classical Philologist)
Gregory Owen Hutchinson (born December 5, 1957 in London Borough of Hackney ) is a British Graecist and Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University .
Life
He was taught at the City of London School. He had received one of the vacancies funded by the Inner London Education Authority. He studied classics at Balliol College , Oxford and graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). He stayed with Balliol to do postgraduate research and completed his PhD in Philosophy ( DPhil ) in 1983 . His doctoral thesis was entitled Aeschylus : Septem Contra Thebas: Text and commentary . In 1979, Hutchinson married Yvonne Downing. They have a daughter together.
From 1981 to 1984 Hutchinson taught as a PhD student at Christ Church in Oxford. In 1984 he was elected a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. From 1984 to 2015 he was a tutor for classics in Exeter. From 1996 to 1998 he was also a reader in Classical Literature at the Faculty of Classics. From 1998 to 2015 he was also Professor of Greek and Latin Languages and Literature at Oxford University.
Fonts (selection)
- Cicero 's correspondence. A literary study . Oxford 1998, ISBN 978-0198150664 .
- Talking books. Readings in Hellenistic and Roman books of poetry . Oxford 2008, ISBN 978-0199279418 .
- Greek to Latin. Frameworks and contexts for intertextuality . Oxford 2013, ISBN 978-0199670703 .
- Plutarch 's Rhythmic Prose . Oxford 2018, ISBN 9780198821717 .
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Christopher Pelling |
Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University since 2015 |
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SURNAME | Hutchinson, Gregory |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hutchinson, Gregory Owen (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Graecist and Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th December 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London Borough of Hackney |