R. R. R. Smith

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R. R. R. Smith

FBA
Born
Roland Ralph Redfern Smith

(1954-01-30) 30 January 1954 (age 70)
NationalityScottish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Academic background
Alma mater Pembroke College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Thesis Sculptured portraits of Hellenistic kings c. 330-30 B.C (1983)
Institutions

Roland Ralph Redfern "Bert" Smith, FBA (born 30 January 1954) is a British classicist, archaeologist, and academic, specialising in the art and visual cultures of the ancient Mediterranean. From 1995 to 2022, he was Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at the University of Oxford; now retired, he is an emeritus professor.

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Early life and education

Smith was born on 30 January 1954, and was educated at Fettes College, a private school in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] [2] He studied Literae humaniores (classics) at Pembroke College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1977. [2] [3] Remaining at Pembroke, he studied for a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in classical archaeology, which he completed in 1979. [2] [4] He then moved to Magdalen College, Oxford to continue his studies in classical archaeology, and graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in 1983. [2] [5] His doctoral thesis was titled "Sculptured portraits of Hellenistic kings c. 330-30 B.C". [6]

Academic career

From 1981 to 1986, Smith was a Fellow by Examination in ancient history at Magdalen College, Oxford. [7] He additionally held a Harkness Fellowship at Princeton University between 1983 and 1985. [3] In 1986, he moved to the United States where he had been appointed an assistant professor in classical archaeology at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. [2] He taught Hellenistic and Roman archaeology, and art history at the university. [7] He was promoted to associate professor in 1990, and was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Institut für Klassische Archäologie (Institute of Classical Archaeology) in Munich, Germany for the 1991/92 academic year. [2] [3]

In 1995, Smith returned to the United Kingdom, having been appointed Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at the University of Oxford and elected a Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford. [2] [8] He is a member of both the Faculty of Classics [4] and of the School of Archaeology. [9] He is additionally Curator of the Cast Gallery of the Ashmolean Museum. [5] In 2022, he retired from full-time academia, and made an emeritus professor. [10] [11]

Honours

In 2010, Smith was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. [12]

Selected publications

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References

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  3. 1 2 3 "Professor Bert Smith FBA". The British Academy. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Professor Bert Smith". Faculty of Classics. University of Oxford. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 "BERT SMITH". Ashmolean Museum. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Smith, R. R. R. (1983). Sculptured portraits of Hellenistic kings c. 330-30 B.C. E-Thesis Online Service (Ph.D). The British Library Board. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Professor Roland Smith". Lincoln College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Professor Roland Smith, FBA". Lincoln College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Professor R R R Smith". School of Archaeology. University of Oxford. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Professor R R R Smith". School of Archaeology. University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "The Senior Common Room 2021-22" (pdf). Lincoln College Record (2021–22): 10. November 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2024. In 2022 we marked the retirement of two long-standing SCR members. Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art, Professor Roland (Bert) Smith retires after 27 years at Lincoln.
  12. ↑ "Professor Bert Smith". British Academy. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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