Peter J. Parsons


Peter John Parsons, is a British classicist and academic specialising in papyrology. He was Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Oxford from 1989 to 2003.

Academic career

From 1960 to 1989, Parsons was a lecturer in papyrology at the University of Oxford. In 1989, he was appointed Regius Professor of Greek, one of Oxford's most senior professorships, in succession to Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones. He was also Director of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri Project. He stepped down as Regius Professor in 2003 and was succeeded by Christopher Pelling.

Honours

In 1977, Parsons was elected a Fellow of the British Academy. In 2007, he was awarded the John D. Criticos Prize by the London Hellenic Society for his book City of the Sharp-Nosed-Fish: Greek Lives in Roman Egypt. In 2019, Parsons was awarded the Kenyon Medal by the British Academy.

Selected works

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