A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture
Encyclopedia
The A. G. Leventis Professorship of Greek Culture is the first chair in Classics
to have been endowed at Cambridge University since World War II. Its purpose is to focus on the study of more than 1,000 years of Greek cultural achievements and to highlight the lasting influence they continue to have on society today.
The chair
was endowed by a donation of £2.361 million from the Cyprus
-based Leventis Foundation, which was established in 1979 as a result of provisions made by Anastasios George Leventis
, with the aim of supporting educational, cultural, artistic and philanthropic causes with an emphasis on Greek and Cypriot cultural heritage
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
to have been endowed at Cambridge University since World War II. Its purpose is to focus on the study of more than 1,000 years of Greek cultural achievements and to highlight the lasting influence they continue to have on society today.
The chair
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
was endowed by a donation of £2.361 million from the Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
-based Leventis Foundation, which was established in 1979 as a result of provisions made by Anastasios George Leventis
Anastasios George Leventis
Anastasios George Leventis was a prominent Cypriot businessman who owned a major merchandise trading firm in West Africa.-Career:...
, with the aim of supporting educational, cultural, artistic and philanthropic causes with an emphasis on Greek and Cypriot cultural heritage
External links
- 'Forever Young: why Cambridge has a Professorship of Greek Culture' An inaugural lecture by Professor Paul Cartledge to mark the establishment of the A G Leventis Professorship of Greek Culture, Monday 16 February 2009 at Mill Lane Lecture Theatre, Cambridge