Philomen Probert FBA (born 1973) is a British classicist and academic, specialising in linguistics. She is Professor of Classical Philology and Linguistics at the University of Oxford.
Philomen Probert FBA | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) |
| Title | Professor of Classical Philology and Linguistics |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford St John's College, Oxford |
| Thesis | Studies in ancient Greek accentuation (2000) |
| Doctoral advisor | Anna Morpurgo Davies |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Classics Linguistics |
| Institutions | Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford Wolfson College, Oxford |
Early life and education
editFrom 1991 to 1995, Probert studied Literae Humaniores (i.e. classics) at Exeter College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[1] Remaining at Exeter College, she undertook postgraduate studies in general linguistics and comparative philology, completing her Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in 1997.[1] She then moved to St John's College, Oxford, where she undertook research towards her Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree under the supervision of Anna Morpurgo Davies.[1] She completed her DPhil in 2000 with a thesis titled "Studies in ancient Greek accentuation".[2][3] Her doctoral thesis won the 2002 Conington Prize from the Faculty of Classics.[4]
Academic career
editIn 1999, Probert was appointed lecturer in Classical Philology and Linguistics at the University of Oxford and elected a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford.[1] In the 2006/2007 academic year, she researched relative clauses in Greek on fellowship at the Center of Hellenic Studies at Harvard University.[5] In 2011 she received a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship to continue this research.[6] In September 2016, she was awarded a Title of Distinction as Professor of Classical Philology and Linguistics.[7] She was the Acting President of Wolfson College between October 2017 and April 2018.[8] In 2024 she was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy.[9]
Her research is focused on Ancient Greek, Latin, Anatolian and Indo-European linguistics, and the Graeco-Roman grammatical tradition.[10]
Personal life
editProbert entered a civil partnership with Eleanor Dickey in 2008,[11] and they have since been married.[12]
Selected works
edit- Probert, Philomen (2003). A new short guide to the accentuation of Ancient Greek. Bristol: Bristol Classical. ISBN 978-1853995996.
- Probert, Philomen (2006). Ancient Greek accentuation synchronic patterns, frequency effects, and prehistory. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199279609.
- Probert, Philomen; Willi, Andreas, eds. (2012). Laws and rules in Indo-European. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199609925.
- Probert, Philomen (2015). Early Greek Relative Clauses. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198713821.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Philomen Probert - Curriculum Vitae". Academy of Europe. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Philomen Probert, 2006-07". The Center for Hellenic Studies. Harvard University. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ Probert, Philomen (2000). "Studies in ancient Greek accentuation". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Academy of Europe: Philomen Probert". www.ae-info.org.
- ^ "Bio: Philomen Probert". chs.harvard.edu. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "BA Mid-Career Grants 2011". www.britac.ac.uk.
- ^ "Recognition of Distinction". Oxford University Gazette. 147 (5143): 15. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Wolfson College: Philomen Probert". www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk.
- ^ "The British Academy welcomes 86 new Fellows in 2024". News. British Academy. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Philomen Probert". Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics. University of Oxford. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "DICKEY, Prof. Eleanor". Who's Who 2017. Oxford University Press. November 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ Dickey, Eleanor. "Professor Eleanor Dickey, Department of Classics, University of Reading". University of Reading. Retrieved 1 May 2024.