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Simon David Goldhill is a Professor in Greek Literature and Culture at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with King's College as a Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics. He served as Director of the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (CRASSH) from 2010–2017 and held the John Harvard Professorship in Humanities (2010–present). His research focuses on Greek tragedy, 19th-century literature, and classical reception. Goldhill has been honored with fellowships from the British Academy (2016), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2009), and Australian Academy of Humanities (2020), along with major book prizes including the Runciman Prize (2013) and Robert Lowry Patten Award (2012).
His scholarly work bridges classical antiquity and modernity, exploring themes such as temporality in late antiquity, Victorian engagements with classical culture, and queer family dynamics in Victorian Britain. Goldhill currently chairs the European Institutes for Advanced Study (NetIAS) and sits on multiple national and international academic councils. His research has been supported by a €2.5M ERC Advanced Grant (2011–2017) examining 19th-century interactions between biblical texts and antiquity.
