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Dr Torsten Meissner

Dr Torsten Meissner

Senior Lecturer in Classics (Philology & Linguistics)

Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics at Pembroke College

Pembroke College
Cambridge
CB1 1RF
Office Phone: 01223 766307
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Areas of expertise

Classical and Comparative Philology and Lingustics (E):

Key Publications

Book:

S-Stem Nouns and Adjectives in Greek and Proto-Indo-European: A Diachronic Study in Word Formation (Oxford University Press: 2006)

Other recent publications include:

'Notes on Mycenean spelling' in The Cambridge Classical Journal/Proceedings of the Cambridge  Philological Society, Volume 53, December 2007
'Two Mycenean problems' in J.H.W. Penny (ed) Indo-European Perspectives: Studies in Honour of Anna Morpurgo Davies (Oxford: OUP, 2004)
'Nominal composition in Mycenean Greek' (with Dr Tribulato) in Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 100, Number 3, December 2002

Upcoming events

In the Round: how to use photogrammetry to make 3D models of classical casts

Oct 17, 2018

Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery

Raiders of the Secret Scripts

Oct 19, 2018

Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery

Religious Pollution: negotiating extremes in Greek antiquity

Oct 20, 2018

Faculty of Classics, Room G.19

The King with the Bling

Oct 23, 2018

Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cast Gallery

On the Edge: Writing in Roman Britain

Oct 24, 2018

Faculty of Classics, Room G.19

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Second CREWS Conference: Call for Papers

Jun 27, 2018

We are pleased to announce the second CREWS conference, to take place Thursday 14th – Saturday 16th of March 2019. ‘Exploring the Social and Cultural Contexts of Historic Writing Systems’ aims to look at writing systems’ place in society and culture.

The Cambridge Philological Society Prize 2019 and 2020

Jun 27, 2018

The Cambridge Philological Society is pleased to announce the establishment of a prize for the best submitted article by a graduate student or early-career researcher.

Research Associate (Assistant Editor, Oxford History of the Archaic Greek World)

Jun 22, 2018

Details of how to apply for this one year fixed term post are now available online, Closing date 23 July 2018.

Life After Classics: alumni profiles

Jun 20, 2018

Our Classics alumni give us an insight into their lives after studying Classics at Cambridge.

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