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Christian Wildberg is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor and Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of Pittsburgh, serving as Department Chair and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Classics. He specializes in ancient philosophical and scientific thought, particularly Platonism, Presocratic philosophy, Greek tragedy, and late antique Neoplatonism. Educated at the Universities of Marburg and Cambridge (Ph.D., 1984), he previously taught at Princeton University from 1996 to 2017, where he also served as Master of Forbes College and academic director of the Program in Hellenic Studies.
His research focuses on reconstructing anti-Aristotelian treatises like John Philoponus’ works, the role of deities in Euripides’ tragedies, and Egyptian philosophical traditions in late antiquity. He co-edits Philosophia Antiqua (Brill), Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum (Mohr-Siebeck), and APEIRON, an international journal for the history of science and philosophy.
- Education:
- Ph.D., Classics, University of Cambridge, 1984
- Universities of Marburg and Cambridge
- Awards:
- Loeb Library Fellowship Grant (2016)
- 250th Anniversary Award for Teaching Excellence (2013)
- National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship (2012-2013)
- Research Themes: His work bridges ancient philosophy and literature, emphasizing the interplay between pre-Platonic thought, Neoplatonism, and religious concepts in Greek drama. Recent studies include Cynicism, Proclus’ biography, and hermetic texts.
Wildberg’s articles and edited volumes address Aristotelian cosmology, Socratic piety, and the philosophical context of late antiquity, reflecting his commitment to interdisciplinary analysis of ancient intellectual traditions.
