Tobias Reinhardt

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Tobias Reinhardt (born 31 August 1971) is a German classical scholar, specialising in Latin literature and ancient philosophy. Since 2008, he has been the Corpus Christi Professor of Latin at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Reinhardt was born on 31 August 1971 in Gross-Gerau, West Germany. [4] He was educated at Kronberg-Gymnasium Aschaffenburg. [4] He then studied Latin and Ancient Greek at the University of Frankfurt, where he completed the Staatsexamen . [3] [4] [5] In 1997, he matriculated into Corpus Christi College, Oxford to undertake postgraduate studies in classical philology. [3] His doctoral supervisors were Michael Frede and Michael Winterbottom. [3] He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2000 with a thesis titled "A commentary on Cicero's 'Topica'". [4] [6]

Academic career

During Trinity Term of the 2000/2001 academic year, Reinhardt was a college lecturer in classical philosophy at New College, Oxford and in Latin literature at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. [3] For the 2001/2002 academic year, he was a junior research fellow in ancient philosophy at Merton College, Oxford. [4] In 2002, he was elected a Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford, where he was also tutor in Latin and Ancient Greek. [4] He was additionally a university lecturer in classical languages and literature in the Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford between 2002 and 2008. [3] In 2008, he was appointed Corpus Christi Professor of Latin, and as such was elected a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. [4] In 2022, Reinhardt published an English-language commentary on Cicero's Academica, completing a project he began in 1999. [7]

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References

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  5. "Professor Tobias Reinhardt". Faculty of Classics. University of Oxford. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  6. Reinhardt, Tobias (2000). "A commentary on Cicero's 'Topica'". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  7. Vazquez, Michael (2023). "Review of: Cicero's Academici Libri and Lucullus: a commentary with introduction and translations". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. ISSN   1055-7660.


Academic offices
Preceded by Corpus Christi Professor of Latin
University of Oxford

2008 to present
Incumbent