Richard Lawrence Hunter

Richard Lawrence Hunter serves as the Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, positions he has held since 2001. His distinguished academic career at Cambridge includes previous appointments as Reader in Greek and Latin Literature (1997-2001), University Lecturer in Classics (1987-1997), and Fellow of Pembroke College (1977-2001).

Before his academic career in the UK, Professor Hunter was a graduate of the University of Sydney. His institutional affiliations demonstrate deep integration within Cambridge's academic structure:

• Regius Professor of Greek, University of Cambridge (2001-present)
• Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge (2001-present)
• President of Council, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2013-present)
• Chair, Cambridge Greek Lexicon Project (2009-present)

Professor Hunter's scholarly work encompasses several interconnected areas of classical studies with particular emphasis on:

• Greek and Roman Comedy
• Hellenistic poetry and its reception
• The Greek and Roman novel as literary form
• Plato and the Platonic philosophical tradition
• Ancient literary criticism and theory
• Augustan poetry and its relationship to Greek literary models

His exceptional contributions to classical scholarship have been recognized with numerous prestigious international honors:

• Corresponding Member, Academy of Athens (2001)
• Honorary Doctorate, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2004)
• Honorary Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities (2005)
• Premio Anassilaos, Reggio di Calabria (2006)
• Fellow, British Academy (2013)

Professor Hunter has maintained significant editorial and leadership roles throughout his career:

• Chair, Journals Board of The Classical Association (2001-2009)
• Editor, Journal of Hellenic Studies (1995-2000)
• Joint Editor, Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics (1999-present)