Wolfson Fellows elected to Fellowship of the British Academy

Congratulations to Prof Philomen Probert, Prof Alain George and Prof David Gellner who have been elected Fellows of the British Academy for their contributions to research across the arts, humanities and social sciences. The new Fellows join a community of more than 1700 distinguished academics.

Professor Philomen Probert, who is Professor of Classical Philology and Linguistics and Fellow, Wolfson College said:

“I am deeply honoured to be invited to join the Fellows of the British Academy. Linguistic work on ancient languages is always a joint effort: we never know enough individually, so we ask each other questions, discuss things together, and so on. I would like to thank teachers, students, colleagues, collaborators and friends for all these conversations, in person or over email, over video calls or in print. I look forward to contributing to the British Academy’s advocacy for the Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts, which does so much to make all this possible.”

Professor Alain Fouad George, who is I M Pei Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture, Director, Khalili Research Centre, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and Fellow, Wolfson College said:

“I am absolutely delighted to join the British Academy, which champions excellence in our fields and promotes connections between the types of research that we do and society at large. These missions matter, and I am honoured to start working alongside this inspiring community of scholars.”

Professor David Gellner is Professor of Social Anthropology, Fellow, All Souls College and Honorary Fellow, Wolfson College.