Gregory R. Crane

Gregory R. Crane is a Professor and Winnick Family Chair in Technology and Entrepreneurship at Tufts University's Department of Classical Studies, serving as its Chair from 2009 to 2012. He also holds an Adjunct Professorship in Computer Science (since 2010) and has been a Professor of Classics since 1998. Previously, he taught at Harvard University (1985–1993). He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Perseus Project, a groundbreaking digital humanities initiative.

• Affiliations:
  - Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Leipzig (2013–2019)
  - Visiting Professorships at institutions worldwide
• Research Focus:
  - Digital text archives
  - Computational methods in classical studies
  - Global accessibility of classical texts

His honors include the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship (2012) and the Vannevar Bush Award (2001). He has delivered lectures globally on digital classics and chaired major conferences. His work emphasizes leveraging technology to democratize access to ancient texts.

• Education:
  - B.A. Harvard College (1979), Ph.D. Classical Philology (1985)
• Grants & Projects:
  - NEH and Mellon Foundation grants
  - Leadership in the Perseus Project