Glenn W. Most

Glenn W. Most is a Visiting Professor in the Committee on Social Thought and Classics at the University of Chicago, and an External Scientific Member of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. Until 2020, he held the position of Professor of Greek Philology at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. His work spans interdisciplinary fields including Classics, ancient philosophy, the history and methodology of Classical studies, comparative literature, cultural studies, and the history of religion. He has authored and edited numerous works on diverse topics such as pre-modern scholarly traditions, ancient Greek poetry, and cross-cultural comparisons of philological practices.

Most’s research interests emphasize comparative approaches to ancient and modern texts, focusing on textual criticism, material culture, and the evolution of scholarly traditions. His recent projects include co-editing editions of early Greek philosophers, studying textual variants across traditions, and analyzing the reception of ancient narratives in art and literature. He also explores global philological methodologies through lexicons of indigenous terminology in classical traditions.

His publications reflect a commitment to bridging disciplines, with works on Kafka, the Derveni Papyrus, and the intersection of philology with skepticism. Current projects include an edition of Hesiod’s Theogony scholia and a study of the Annunciation narrative in Luke’s Gospel. Most’s work is characterized by rigorous textual analysis and innovative comparative frameworks.