The Society for the Promotion of

Hellenic Studies Hellenic studies (also Greek studies) is an interdisciplinary scholarly field that focuses on the language, literature, history and politics of post-classical Greece. In university, a wide range of courses expose students to viewpoints that help ...

, known as the Hellenic Society, was founded in 1879 to advance the study of

Greek language Greek ( el, label= Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy ( Calabria and Salento), southe ...

literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...

, history,

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and archaeology in the Ancient, Byzantine and Modern periods. The first President was J. B. Lightfoot, the biblical scholar and Bishop of Durham. Ioannis Gennadius helped found it.Francis R. Walton, "Joannes Gennadius: 1844–1932", ''The Book Collector'', Autumn 1964, p. 305–326 The Society has done this ever since by various means, chief among them being the annual publication of the ''

Journal of Hellenic Studies ''The Journal of Hellenic Studies'' is an annual peer-reviewed academic journal covering research in Hellenic studies. It also publishes reviews of recent books of importance to Hellenic studies. It was established in 1880 and is published by Camb ...

'' and, since the 1950s, its supplement, Archaeological Reports, which are both supplied free of charge to members and subscribers of the Society. Occasional monographs have also appeared in the series Supplementary Papers; this series has now been replaced by the Society's Occasional Publications.

Work

The Society is based, together with the

Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies (The Roman Society) was founded in 1910 as the sister society to the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. The Society is the leading organisation in the United Kingdom for those interest ...

, in the premises of the

Institute of Classical Studies The Institute of Classical Studies is a research institution associated with the University of London and a member of the School of Advanced Study. The institute is a national and international research institute in the languages, literature, his ...

of the University of London at the Senate House (University of London). The Society maintains the Joint Library, in conjunction with the Roman Society, which is integrated into a Combined Library with that of the Institute of Classical Studies. The Society arranges an annual lecture series in London, conferences, receptions and other meetings, and helps to arrange other lectures all around the UK in collaboration with the local branches of the Classical Association. The Society holds a list of lecturers on topics in Hellenic Studies, which is supplied to Classical Association branches, classical teacher groups, and other organisations to help them plan their own lecture programmes. The Society aims to help those engaged in Hellenic Studies at all levels, and to this end it makes grants of various kinds to schools, universities and other institutions, undergraduates, graduate students and young researchers.

Officers

These were the officers of the Hellenic Society in 2019-2020: :''President'': Professor

Paul Cartledge Paul Anthony Cartledge (born 24 March 1947)"CARTLEDGE, Prof. Paul Anthony", ''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010online edition/ref> is a British ancient historian and academic. From 2008 to 2014 he was the A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek C ...

:''Vice-Presidents'': Professor P.E. Easterling, FBA; Professor Robert Fowler, FBA; Mr Brian Gilmore; Mr. George Lemos; Dr Pantelis Michelakis; Professor R. G. Osborne, FBA; Professor C. J. Rowe; Professor K.B. Saunders, MD, DSc, FRCP; Professor Malcolm Schofield, FBA; Professor B. A. Sparkes; Dr David Thomas :''Hon. Treasurer'': Mr Peter Lennon :''Hon. Secretary'': Dr Margaret Mountford :''Executive Secretary'': Dr Fiona Haarer :''Membership Officer'': Dr Stephen Harrison

Presidents

List of presidents since 1879: * The Right Revd. J. B. Lightfoot 1879-1890 * Professor Sir Richard Jebb 1890-1905 * Professor

Percy Gardner Percy Gardner, (24 November 184617 July 1937) was an English classical archaeologist and numismatist. He was Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge from 1879 to 1887. He was Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and ...

1905-1910 *

Sir Arthur Evans Sir Arthur John Evans (8 July 1851 – 11 July 1941) was a British archaeologist and pioneer in the study of Aegean civilization in the Bronze Age. He is most famous for unearthing the palace of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete. Based on ...

1910-1914 * Walter Leaf 1914-1919 * Sir

Frederic Kenyon Sir Frederic George Kenyon (15 January 1863 – 23 August 1952) was a British palaeographer and biblical and classical scholar. He held a series of posts at the British Museum from 1889 to 1931. He was also the president of the British Academy fr ...

1919-1924 *

Arthur Hamilton Smith Arthur Hamilton Smith, FBA (1860–1941) was a British museum curator and archaeologist. His brothers were civil servant Henry Babington Smith and MP James Parker Smith. All three attended Trinity College, Cambridge and were members of the Camb ...

1924-1929 * George Macmillan (Acting) 1928-1929 * Professor Ernest Gardner 1929-1932 * Professor R. M. Dawkins 1932-1935 * Sir John Myres 1935-1938 * Sir Richard Livingstone 1938-1941 * Sir Arthur Pickard-Cambridge 1941-1945 * Professor Gilbert Murray 1945-1948 * Professor E. R. Dodds 1948-1951 * Professor T. B. L. Webster 1951-1954 * Professor

Dorothy Tarrant Dorothy Tarrant (1885–1973) was a British classical scholar, specialising in Plato. She was the first female Professor of Greek in the United Kingdom, teaching at Bedford College, London from 1909 to 1950. She researched the work of Plato, pione ...

1954-1956 * Professor A. W. Gomme 1956-1959 * Professor R. P. Winnington-Ingram 1959-1962 * Professor A. Andrewes 1962-1965 * Professor N. G. L. Hammond 1965-1968 * Professor E. G. Turner 1968-1971 * Sir

Kenneth Dover Sir Kenneth James Dover, (11 March 1920 – 7 March 2010) was a distinguished British classical scholar and academic. He was president of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, from 1976 to 1986. In addition, he was president of the British Academy fro ...

1971-1974 * Professor R. Browning 1974-1977 * Professor G. S. Kirk 1977-1980 * Professor P. E. Corbett 1980-1983 * Professor G. B. Kerferd 1983-1986 * Sir David Hunt 1986-1990 * Professor J. P. Barron 1990-1993 * Professor E. W. Handley 1993-1996 * Professor P. E. Easterling 1996-1999 * Professor C. J. Rowe 1999-2002 * Professor R. G. Osborne 2002-2006 * Professor C. B. R. Pelling 2006-2008 * Professor Malcolm Schofield 2008-2011 * Professor Chris Carey 2011-2014 * Professor Robert Fowler 2014-2017 * Professor Judith Mossman 2017- 2020 * Professor

2020 - current

References

*George A. Macmillan, ''An Outline of the History of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, 1879-1904'', London. Onlin
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*P. T. Stevens, ''The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, 1879-1979. A Historical Sketch'', ondon

External links

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