Martin West#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1829 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLASSICS & ORIENTAL STUDIES |
| Elected: | 1998 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Martin West passed away July 13, 2015.
Positions Held
- 2004 - 2014 Emeritus Fellow, All Souls College
- 1991 - 2004 Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College
- 1974 - 1991 Professor of Greek, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London
- 1963 - 1974 Fellow and Praelector in Classics, University College, Oxford
- 1960 - 1963 Junior Research Fellow, St John’s College, Oxford
- 1955 - 1959 Undergraduate, Balliol College, Oxford
Fields of Scholarship
- Ancient Greek language, literature, and music
- Indo-European poetry and myth
- Early Zoroastrianism
Honours and Awards
- 2011 Honorary Doctorate, University of Urbino
- 2010 International Member of the American Philosophical Society
- 2009 Fellow of the Academy of Athens
- 2008 Honorary Doctorate, University of Cyprus
- 2007 Foreign Member, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- 2002 Kenyon Medal for Classical Studies, British Academy
- 2000 International Balzan Prize for Classical Antiquity
- 1998 MAE
- 1991 Corresponding Member, Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen
