Prof. Dr. Douglas Cairns

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsGreek and Latin Philology
KeywordsGriechisches Epos, Antike Gesellschaft und Kultur, Sprache und Emotionen, Griechische Tragödie, Griechische Lyrik
Honours and awards

2018: Elected to Fellowship, British Academy (FBA)

2018: Elected to Fellowship, Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE)

2013: Elected member, Academia Europaea (MAE)

Current contact address

CountryUnited Kingdom
CityEdinburgh
InstitutionUniversity of Edinburgh
InstituteSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. C. Joachim ClassenSeminar für Klassische Philologie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen
Prof. Dr. Philip Van der EijkInstitut für Klassische Philologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Dennis PauschInstitut für Klassische Philologie, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden
Start of initial sponsorship01/04/1993

Programme(s)

1992Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme
2017Anneliese Maier Research Award Programme