Gábor Betegh (born June 20, 1968) is a Hungarian academic, specialising in ancient philosophy. He is the eighthLaurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy atCambridge University, having succeededDavid Sedley in October 2014.[1] He is Fellow ofChrist's College, Cambridge, where he is Director of Studies in Philosophy and Graduate Tutor.
Betegh studied atEötvös Loránd University, atCambridge University (under Sedley), and at theÉcole des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris, under Jacques Brunschwig. HisPhD dissertation was on theDerveni Papyrus.
In 2004 Betegh publishedThe Derveni Papyrus forCambridge University Press, a critical edition and study of thepapyrus, which won aChoice Outstanding Academic Title Award.[2]
Betegh was a professor at theCentral European University in Budapest from 2001 to 2014 where he retains a visiting professorship. He was a Fellow at Harvard'sCenter for Hellenic Studies, theWissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, and the TOPOI project at Humboldt University. He has also been a visiting professor atCornell University, theUniversity of Florence, and theUniversity of Rome La Sapienza.[3]
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