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Dr. Vinko Hinz is a permanent academic specialist (Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben) in Classical Philology at the University of Göttingen, where he has taught Latin and Greek since 2007. Previously he held research and teaching positions at Cologne, Halle, and the CNRS in Paris, and he has been awarded the venia legendi by the University of Tartu (2017). His profile combines intensive philological teaching (more than 150 courses since 2000) with wide-ranging research on Greek and Latin epistolography, textual criticism, proverb studies, and the history of classical scholarship.
Education & academic milestones:
- 1988-1996: Studies in Classical Philology and History at Heidelberg, Cologne, and St John’s College, Oxford
- 1996: Staatsexamen in Latin, Greek, and History, Heidelberg
- 2000: Doctorate in Greek Philology, University of Cologne (supervisor: Rudolf Kassel)
- 2017: venia legendi in Classical Philology, University of Tartu
Research interests centre on the transmission and reception of Greek and Latin texts, especially fictional letter collections such as the Epistles of Phalaris, ancient and medieval proverb lore, and the marginal scholarship of early modern philologists like Richard Bentley. He is currently preparing a commentary on Pliny’s Panegyricus and a comprehensive edition of Bentley’s marginal notes.
His publications reveal a steady focus on textual micro-history: restoring corrupt passages, tracing proverbial adaptations, and documenting how Renaissance and early-modern scholars interacted with classical manuscripts. Recent articles (2023) examine Scipione Forteguerri’s reading of the Aldine Greek epistolographers and the ethical re-use of traditional topoi in the Phalaris letters, underscoring Hinz’s commitment to reception studies and the afterlife of Greek literature.
Honours & grants:
- Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (1989-1994 studies; 1997-2000 doctoral)
- DAAD scholarship for Oxford (1991-1992)
- DFG research fellowship, Paris (2006-2007)
- Repeated ERASMUS guest-lecturer, Bologna (2011, 2013, 2016)
- Entry in Who’s Who in the World (since 2011) and Marquis Who’s Who
Teaching & academic service: Since the winter term 2000/01 Hinz has offered over 150 courses in Latin and Greek language, literature, and history at Göttingen, Halle, and on Erasmus exchanges. He supervises reading groups on classical epistolography, leads manuscript workshops, and accepts student consultations by appointment in room 0.232 (Philosophy corridor) or via video-conference.
Projects & affiliations: He is an elected member of the scientific committee of the Florentine journal Archivum mentis and directs ongoing work on two major habilitation-scale projects: the commentary on Pliny’s Panegyricus and the edition of Richard Bentley’s marginalia.
