Louis Godart
Encyclopedia
Louis Godart is an Italian archaeologist of Belgian origins. He is a specialist in Mycenaean archaeology and philology and holds the chair of philology at the University of Naples Federico II
. He is also currently Director for the Conservation of Artistic Heritage of the Italian President.
After attending middle and high school at the Collège de Bellevue in Dinant in Belgium until 1963, he graduated in Classical Philology in 1967 at the University of Louvain. In 1971 he got a Ph.D. in Literature and Philosophy at the Free University of Brussels
and, in 1977, another doctorate in Arts and Humanities at the Sorbonne in Paris.
Godart researched on the Mycenaean Linear B tablets and, in general, on the Aegean writing. In 1982 he started the Mission site in Minoan Archaeology Apodoulou, Crete, a joint program of the University of Naples "Federico II" and the Greek Ministry of Culture, co-directed with Yannis Tzedakis, former Director General of Antiquities of Greece. He has organized several national and international conferences in archaeological and philological on protohistoric Mediterranean, including the Micenologia II International Congress in Naples in 1992.
He is the author of 29 books and 141 scientific articles, published in Italy and abroad on topics relating to the civilizations of the Mediterranean, especially the Aegean civilization.
University of Naples Federico II
The University of Naples Federico II is a university located in Naples, Italy. It was founded in 1224 and is organized into 13 faculties. It is the world's oldest state university and one of the oldest academic institutions in continuous operation...
. He is also currently Director for the Conservation of Artistic Heritage of the Italian President.
Studies
Godart was born in Bourseigne-Vieille.After attending middle and high school at the Collège de Bellevue in Dinant in Belgium until 1963, he graduated in Classical Philology in 1967 at the University of Louvain. In 1971 he got a Ph.D. in Literature and Philosophy at the Free University of Brussels
Free University of Brussels
The Free University of Brussels was a university in Brussels, Belgium. In 1969, it split into the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Dutch-speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussel....
and, in 1977, another doctorate in Arts and Humanities at the Sorbonne in Paris.
Godart researched on the Mycenaean Linear B tablets and, in general, on the Aegean writing. In 1982 he started the Mission site in Minoan Archaeology Apodoulou, Crete, a joint program of the University of Naples "Federico II" and the Greek Ministry of Culture, co-directed with Yannis Tzedakis, former Director General of Antiquities of Greece. He has organized several national and international conferences in archaeological and philological on protohistoric Mediterranean, including the Micenologia II International Congress in Naples in 1992.
He is the author of 29 books and 141 scientific articles, published in Italy and abroad on topics relating to the civilizations of the Mediterranean, especially the Aegean civilization.