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Christer Bruun is a Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Toronto, where he has been a faculty member since 1994. He served as Chair of the department from 2013 to 2019 and as Associate Chair and Graduate Coordinator during the periods 2005-2009 and 2020-2021.
Educational Background:
- PhD, University of Helsinki
- Studies at Åbo Akademi University, University of Turku, and University of Helsinki (Finland)
- Two terms at Brasenose College, Oxford (1988-1989)
- Visiting Scholar at Wolfson College, Oxford (1992)
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at Universität zu Köln (1993-1994)
Professor Bruun's research spans Roman history, with a focus on political, social, and cultural aspects, as well as Roman epigraphy. He has made significant contributions to the study of water supply systems across Roman, medieval, and renaissance periods, particularly through the works of Frontinus. His interests also include ancient pandemics (notably the Antonine plague), the topography of Rome, and Latin historical writings.
His scholarly achievements have been recognized with numerous awards and fellowships:
- Standard Research Grant (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) - twice
- Insight Grant (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) - once
- External Fellow, Societas Scientiarum Fennica (2010)
- Junior Research Fellowship, Academy of Finland
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship
- Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, University of Durham (2009)
- Research Fellow, Kommission für Alte Geschichte und Epigraphik, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (2010)
- Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (2012)
As Graduate Coordinator for the Department of Classics, Professor Bruun has supervised graduate students and administered departmental academic programs. His research has been consistently supported by grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. He maintains active roles in international scholarly networks including Impact of Empire, the CARMEN project (funded by the European Union), and the FISTULAE project (funded by the French ANR), while serving as a Trustee of the Institutum Romanum Finlandiae.
