Sebastian Paul Brock
Sebastian Paul Brock (born February 24, 1938 in London ) is an English syrologist.
Life
He attended Eton College, received a BA from the University of Cambridge and a DPhil from Oxford. He has received a number of honorary doctorates and has been awarded the Medal of Saint Ephrem the Syrian by the Syrian Orthodox Patriarch, as well as the Leverhulme Medal and the British Academy Medal.
He is married to Helen Hughes-Brock , an archaeologist who specializes in Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece. He is a fellow of the British Academy. He received the Leverhulme Medal and the British Academy Prize in 2009.
Fonts (selection)
- The Syriac version of the Pseudo-Nonnos mythological scholia . Cambridge 1971, ISBN 0-521-07990-X .
- Syriac perspectives on late antiquity . London 1984, ISBN 0-86078-147-X .
- Studies in Syriac Christianity. History, literature and theology . Hampshire 1992, ISBN 0-86078-305-7 .
- The luminous eye. The spiritual world vision of Saint Ephrem . Kalamazoo 1992, ISBN 0-87907-524-4 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brock, Sebastian Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brock, Sebastian P. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English syrologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |