James Diggle
James Diggle,
Early life and education
Born in 1944, Diggle was educated at
Academic career
Diggle was appointed a research fellow at Queens' College, Cambridge, in 1966 and was elected to an official fellowship the following year. He was the college librarian from 1969 to 1977 and praelector from 1971 to 1973 and again from 1978 to 2015.[1] He was also an assistant lecturer in classics at the University (1970–75) and then lecturer until 1989, when he was appointed to a readership.[2] He was then Professor of Greek and Latin from 1995 until he retired in 2011.[1] Diggle also served as Public Orator between 1982 and 1993.[3]
He is editor of the Cambridge Greek Lexicon, published in 2021.[4][5]
In 1985, Diggle was elected a
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Diggle, Prof. James", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Cambridge University Officers: D", ACAD: A Cambridge Alumni Database. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Orator", ACAD: A Cambridge Alumni Database. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Cambridge Greek Lexicon, official project webpage
- ^ Holroyd, A. J. (13 April 2021). "Publication of the Cambridge Greek Lexicon". www.classics.cam.ac.uk.
- The British Academy. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N9.