Philomen Probert

Philomen Probert is a British classicist and academic, specialising in linguistics. She is Professor of Classical Philology and Linguistics at the University of Oxford.

Philomen Probert
Title	Professor of Classical Philology and Linguistics
Academic background
Alma mater	Exeter College, Oxford St John's College, Oxford
Thesis	Studies in ancient Greek accentuation (2000)
Doctoral advisor	Anna Morpurgo Davies
Academic work
Discipline	Classics Linguistics
Institutions	Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford Wolfson College, Oxford

Early life and education

From 1991 to 1995, Probert studied Literae Humaniores (classics) at Exeter College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[1] Remaining at Exeter College, she undertook postgraduate studies in general linguistics and comparative philology, completing her Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in 1997.[1] She then moved to St John's College, Oxford, where she undertook research towards her Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree under the supervision of Anna Morpurgo Davies.[1] She completed her DPhil in 2000 with a thesis titled "Studies in ancient Greek accentuation".[2][3] Her doctoral thesis won the 2002 Conington Prize from the Faculty of Classics.[4]

Academic career

In 1999, Probert was appointed lecturer in Classical Philology and Linguistics at the University of Oxford and elected a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford.[1] In the 2006/2007 academic year, she researched relative clauses in Greek on fellowship at the Center of Hellenic Studies at Harvard University.[5] In 2011 she received a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship to continue this research.[6] In September 2016, she was awarded a Title of Distinction as Professor of Classical Philology and Linguistics.[7] She was the Acting President of Wolfson College between October 2017 and April 2018.[8]

Her research is focused on Ancient Greek, Latin, Anatolian and Indo-European linguistics, and the Graeco-Roman grammatical tradition.[9]

Selected works

• Probert, Philomen (2003). A short guide to the accentuation of Ancient Greek. Bristol: Bristol Classical. ISBN 978-1853995996.
• Probert, Philomen (2006). Ancient Greek accentuation synchronic patterns, frequency effects, and prehistory. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199279609.
• Probert, Philomen; Willi, Andreas, eds. (2012). Laws and rules in Indo-European. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199609925.
• Probert, Philomen (2015). Early Greek Relative Clauses. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198713821.

References

1. "Philomen Probert - Curriculum Vitae". Academy of Europe. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
2. "Philomen Probert, 2006-07". The Center for Hellenic Studies. Harvard University. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
3. Probert, Philomen (2000). "Studies in ancient Greek accentuation". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
4. "Academy of Europe: Philomen Probert". www.ae-info.org.
5. "Bio: Philomen Probert". chs.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
6. "BA Mid-Career Grants 2011". www.britac.ac.uk.
7. "Recognition of Distinction". Oxford University Gazette. 147 (5143): 15. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
8. "Wolfson College: Philomen Probert". www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk.
9. "Philomen Probert". Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics. University of Oxford. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

Academic offices
Preceded by Hermione Lee	(Acting) President of Wolfson College, Oxford 2017–2018	Succeeded by Tim Hitchens