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Professor James Clackson is a Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics at Jesus College, University of Cambridge, and holds the title of Professor of Comparative Philology at the Faculty of Classics. His work bridges classical and comparative philology with a focus on Indo-European languages.
- MA, Cantab.
- PhD, Cantab.
Research interests include Latin and Greek languages, comparative historical linguistics (especially the Indo-European family), and Armenian-Greek linguistic relationships. His publications explore sociolinguistic dynamics in antiquity, Latin language history, and morphological structures in Indo-European.
Key trends in his articles: interdisciplinary analysis of ancient language societies, evolution of Latin/Greek, and comparative studies of Armenian and classical languages. His work often intersects with papyrology and Late Antique history.
- Philip Leverhulme Prize (2001)
Clackson also engages in postgraduate supervision and contributes to classical outreach initiatives. He is affiliated with the Faculty of Classics and Jesus College, where he has served since the late 1990s.
