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Andreas Willi

b. 1972

British indo-europeanist

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About Andreas Willi

Born 1972. Andreas Willi is a British indo-Europeanist, philologist and university teacher.

Andreas Jonathan Willi (born 17 December 1972 in Altstätten) is a Swiss linguist, philologist, and classicist. He is currently the Diebold Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Oxford and a professorial fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. He is one of the editors of . In 2020, he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy. In 2019, Willi was awarded the Humboldt Prize.

Academic career Willi studied Classics and Slavonic Languages and Literature at the University of Basel (lic.phil. in 1997), and comparative philology at the Universities of Lausanne, Michigan, and Fribourg (lic.phil in 1998). He completed a doctoral degree at the University of Oxford in 2001 with a thesis on The languages of Aristophanes: aspects of linguistic variation in Classical Attic Greek under the supervision of Anna Morpurgo Davies. During his time at Oxford, he was a member of Corpus Christi College. Between 2001 and 2004, he was a lecturer for Latin and Greek philology at the University of Basel, before joining the as a researcher. He was called to the chair of comparative philology at Oxford in 2005.

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Important facts

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Indo-Europeanist, philologist, university teacher
Nationality
Employers
University of Oxford, University of Basel
Awards
Fellow of the British Academy
Also known as
Andreas Jonathan Willi

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Andreas Willi?

British indo-europeanist

When was Andreas Willi born?

Andreas Willi was born on 17 December 1972 in Altstätten.

What is Andreas Willi's occupation?

Andreas Willi is an indo-Europeanist, philologist and university teacher.

What nationality is Andreas Willi?

Andreas Willi is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Andreas Willi

· Wikidata: Q501246

· DBpedia: Andreas Willi

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