Mogens Herman Hansen
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Mogens Herman Hansen FBA
(b. August 20, 1940 in Frederiksberg
, Denmark
) is a Danish classical philologist
who is one of the leading scholars in Athenian Democracy
and the Polis
.
He finished his masters at University of Copenhagen
in 1967. The following year he was engaged to work at the same university. He has written many books about the Athenian Democracy
. From 1993 to 2005 he was the director of the Copenhagen Polis Centre.
He is Visiting Fellow at the University of Melbourne
, University of British Columbia
, Wolfson College
(University of Cambridge
), Princeton University
, and Churchill College (Cambridge
).
He is a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences, by Deutsche Archaeologisches Institute and the British Academy
.
In June 2010 Mogens Herman Hansen retired after 40 years at Copenhagen University.
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
(b. August 20, 1940 in Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
) is a Danish classical philologist
Classical philology
Classical philology is the study of ancient Greek and classical Latin. Classical philology has been defined as "the careful study of the literary and philosophical texts of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds." Greek and Latin literature and civilization have traditionally been considered...
who is one of the leading scholars in Athenian Democracy
Athenian democracy
Athenian democracy developed in the Greek city-state of Athens, comprising the central city-state of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica, around 508 BC. Athens is one of the first known democracies. Other Greek cities set up democracies, and even though most followed an Athenian model,...
and the Polis
Polis
Polis , plural poleis , literally means city in Greek. It could also mean citizenship and body of citizens. In modern historiography "polis" is normally used to indicate the ancient Greek city-states, like Classical Athens and its contemporaries, so polis is often translated as "city-state."The...
.
He finished his masters at University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
in 1967. The following year he was engaged to work at the same university. He has written many books about the Athenian Democracy
Athenian democracy
Athenian democracy developed in the Greek city-state of Athens, comprising the central city-state of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica, around 508 BC. Athens is one of the first known democracies. Other Greek cities set up democracies, and even though most followed an Athenian model,...
. From 1993 to 2005 he was the director of the Copenhagen Polis Centre.
He is Visiting Fellow at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
, University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
, Wolfson College
Wolfson College, Cambridge
Wolfson College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Wolfson is one of a small number of Cambridge colleges which admit only students over the age of 21. The majority of students at the college are postgraduates, with around 15% studying undergraduate...
(University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
), Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, and Churchill College (Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
).
He is a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences, by Deutsche Archaeologisches Institute and the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
.
In June 2010 Mogens Herman Hansen retired after 40 years at Copenhagen University.
Major works in English
- The Sovereignty of the People's Court in Athens in the 4th c. B.C. (1974)
- The Athenian Assembly (1987)
- The Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes (1991)
- Acts of the Copenhagen Polis Centre I-VII (1993-2005)
- Papers of the Copenhagen Polis Centre I-VII (1994-2004)
- A Comparative Study of 30 City-State Cultures (2000)
- Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis (2004)
Source
- KRAK's Blå Bog 2006/2007