Jonathan Barnes

For the English author, see Jonathan Barnes (author).

Jonathan Barnes, FBA (born 26 December 1942 in Wenlock, Shropshire[1]) is an English scholar of ancient philosophy.

Education and career

He was educated at the City of London School[2] and Balliol College, Oxford University.[2]

He taught for 25 years at Oxford University before moving to the University of Geneva. He was a Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, 1968–78;[2] a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, 1978–94, and has been Emeritus Fellow of Balliol College since 1994.[2]

He was Professor of Ancient Philosophy, Oxford University, 1989–94.[2]

He was Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Geneva 1994–2002.[2]

He taught at the University of Paris-Sorbonne in France, and took his éméritat in 2006.

He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1987.[2]

He is an expert on ancient Greek philosophy, and has edited the two-volume collection of Aristotle's works as well as a number of commentaries on Aristotle, the pre-Socratics and other areas of Greek thought.

He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1999.[3]

He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Humboldt University of Berlin in 2012.[4]

Family

He married in 1965 and has two daughters.[3]

He is the brother of the novelist Julian Barnes, and he and his family feature in the latter's memoir Nothing to be Frightened Of (2008).

Writings

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?lastname=barnes&mothersmaidenname=%20%09scoltock
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2011 edition (2011). "entry for Prof. Jonathan Barnes FBA". Who's Who. A & C Black.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "List of people holding a honorary degree awarded by the Humboldt-University". Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Retrieved 20 September 2012.

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