Véronique Chankowski ( Sablé; born in 1971) is a

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historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

. She is a specialist in the economic and social history of the

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world. She has served as the Director of the

French School at Athens The French School at Athens (, EfA; ''Gallikí Scholí Athinón'') is one of the seventeen foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece. History Founded in 1846, the EfA is the oldest foreign institute in Athens. Its early f ...

since 2019.

Biography

A graduate of the

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, Chankowski studied

classical literature Classics, also classical studies or Ancient Greek and Roman studies, is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, ''classics'' traditionally refers to the study of Ancient Greek and Roman literature and their original languages, ...

at the

Paris-Sorbonne University Paris-Sorbonne University (also known as Paris IV; ) was a public university, public research university in Paris, France, active from 1971 to 2017. It was the main inheritor of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Paris. In 2018, it m ...

. She was recruited as a scientific member of the

(1996–2000), where she led several archaeological missions, in

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(Greece,

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) and in Bulgaria (site of

Pistiros Pistiros (, Ancient Greek, ''Πίστιρος'') was an inland Ancient Greek emporion, or trade center, in Ancient Thrace. It is located near the modern city of Vetren, in the westernmost part of the Maritsa River valley. The identification of ...

where she directed the Franco-Bulgarian archaeological mission from 1997 to 2003). In 2000, she was elected lecturer in Greek history at the Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III. She was named a junior member of the

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in 2005. From 2006 to 2009, Chankowski was director of studies at the French School at Athens. In 2012, she was elected professor of Aegean history and ancient economy at the

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and teaches

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at the bachelor, master and doctoral levels. She directs several theses in history and archaeology of the Greek world. From 2013 to 2018, she was also director of the HiSoMA laboratory (UMR 5189, ) at the

Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée The Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée (or MOM) is a research body in Lyon, France, that specialises in the Mediterranean and the Middle East and the first steps of humanity. It is dedicated to its founder, historian Jean Pouilloux. Staf ...

. In 2012, she was a member of the Steering Committee of the Assises de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la recherche. She was appointed Director of the French School at Athens as of September 1, 2019; she is the first woman to hold this position.

Awards and honours

* 2009, Georges Perrot prize from the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres for her book ''Athènes et Délos classique'' (2008). * 2012, appointed foreign correspondent member of the (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut). * 2019, Knight,

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...

Selected works

* V. Chankowski, Cl. Lenoble, J. Maucourant, dir., ''Les infortunes du juste prix. Marchés, justice sociale et bien commun de l'Antiquité à nos jours'', Lormont, Éditions Le Bord de l'Eau (2020). *''Parasites du dieu. Comptables, financiers et commerçants dans la Délos hellénistique'', Athènes, BEFAR 384 (2019). * V. Chankowski, X. Lafon, C. Virlouvet, dir., ''Entrepôts et circuits de distribution en Méditerranée antique'', Athènes, BCH Supplément 58 (2018). * V. Chankowski & P. Karvonis, dir., ''Tout vendre, tout acheter. Structures et équipements des marchés antiques'', Athènes-Bordeaux, Ausonius (2012). * ''Athènes et Délos à l'époque classique. Recherches sur l'administration du sanctuaire d'Apollon délien'', Athènes, BEFAR 331 (thèse, 2008). * K. Verboven, K. Vandorpe, V. Chankowski, dir., ''Bankers, Loans and Archives in the Ancient World'', ''Studia Hellenistica'' 44, Louvain, Peeters (2008). * J. Andreau et V. Chankowski, dir., ''Vocabulaire et expression de l'économie dans le monde antique'', Bordeaux, Ausonius (2008). * V. Chankowski et F. Duyrat, dir., ''Le roi et l'économie. Autonomies locales et structures royales dans l'économie de l'empire séleucide'', ''Topoi'' Supplément 6, Lyon (2004).

References

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