George L. Huxley#
Sadly, this member passed away. | |
Membership Number: | 746 |
Membership type: | ORDINARY |
Section: | CLASSICS & ORIENTAL STUDIES |
Elected: | 1990 |
Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Homepage(s): | http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/archives/george-l-huxley-papers |
George L. Huxley passed away November 30, 2022.
Present and Previous Positions
- since 1989 Honorary Professor of Greek at Trinity College in Dublin
- 1986 - 1989 Director of the Gennadius Library at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
- 1962 - 1983 Professor of Greek at Queen’s University in Belfast
- 1958 - 1959, 1961-1962 Visiting Professor at Harvard University
- 1956 Assistant Director of the British School at Athens
Fields of Scholarship
- Greek philosophy
- Greek language and culture
- Greek epic poetry
Honours and Awards
- 1971 - 1972 Executive Member of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
- 1978 - 1986 Irish Member of the Standing Committee for the Humanities Euro Scientists Federation
- 1979 Member, Senior Vice President (1984 - 1985/1999 - 2000), Honorary Librarian (1990 - 1994), Special envoy of the Royal Irish Academy (1994 - 1997) and Vice president (1997 - 1998) of the Royal Irish Academy
- 1984 Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the VIII International Congress of Classical Studies, Dublin
- 1984 Senior Vice President of the Federation Internationale des Societes of d’ Etudes Classiques
- 1986 - 1989 Director of the Gennadius Library at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
- 1989 Honorary professor of Greek at Trinity College Dublin
- 1999 Honorary professor of the Classical Association of Ireland