Francesca Corazza

Dr. Francesca Corazza is a former researcher affiliated with the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin's Faculty of Language, Literature and Humanities, specifically within the Department of Classics. Her work focuses on ancient medicine and papyrology, particularly examining medical texts from Late Antiquity. She contributed to the project 'Medicine of the mind' and published key studies on medical papyri from Antinoopolis and Heras' recipes in specific manuscripts.

• Education: Phil.D. in Classics from Humboldt-Universität (2017)

Her research interests deeply engage with the intersection of classical textual analysis and medical history, exploring how medical knowledge was recorded and transmitted in Hellenistic and late antique contexts. She specializes in interpreting Egyptian papyri to shed light on medical practices and cultural exchanges in antiquity.

Her publications highlight contributions to understanding medical traditions through material evidence like papyri, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches between philology and history of medicine. While no specific awards or grants are mentioned, her work forms part of significant academic projects at Humboldt University.

Although listed as former staff without current advisees, she was involved in the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship team's research initiatives and collaborated on projects analyzing ancient medical texts.