Sir Basil Markesinis
Ancient Greek Poetry from Homer to Early Roman Times, Vol I–III
Hardcover, 20,5 x 27,7 cm
ISBN 978-3-7097-0146-1
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.09.2017
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A Few Words about the Author
Sir Basil Markesinis, born on July 10th 1944, has held tenured Professorhsips at the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Queen Mary College, London, University College, London, Leiden (in the Netherlands) and the Law School of the University of Texas at Austin where he now holds the title of Emeritus Professor of Comparative Law. He has also held for a number of years part-time Chairs at the Universities of Paris I (Sorbonne), Paris II (Assas), Munich (Germany), Siena, Genova, and Rome (Italy), the Cornell Law School, and the Michigan Law School. His 50 books and over 150 law articles and over 100 articles have dealt with miscellaneous maters such as law, the travelling of ideas, psychobiography, the classics, and art and have earned him Fellowships in the Academies of Athens, Belgium, Britain, France, the Netherlands, and Rome (Lincei) in addition to the Athens Archaeological Society and the American Law Institute as well as many honorary doctorates, e.g., from Athens, Ghent, Munich, Oxford (by incorporation) and Paris/Sorbonne. In 1997, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, he was appointed by H. M. the Queen as one of Her Counsellors in Law and in the New Year´s Honours List of 2005, on the advice of the then Prime Minister, he was knighted by H. M. Queen Elizabeth II for »Exceptional Services to International Relations«. For his work he has also received from the Presidents of France, Germany and Italy the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of France and Italy as well as the Grand Officer's Cross with Star of the German Order of Merit as well as the insignia of the Commander of the Légion d´honneur of France.
Sir Basil Markesinis was born into a family that, from his father´s side, was for over ten generations involved in politics, law, and the world of letters, first in Venice and later in Greece.
He holds a Doctor Iuris from the University of Athens, a Ph.D. and LL.D. from the University of Cambridge, and a DCL from the University of Oxford.
He is an honorary doctor of the Sorbonne as well as of the Universities of Ghent, Athens and Munich and has held tenured posts at the Universities of Cambridge, London, and Oxford. He currently holds the Jamail Regents Chair at the University of Texas.
As a scholar, Sir Basil has authored (or co-authored) thirty-three books and over one hundred and twenty articles. He has also written political articles for the Financial Times and The Guardian. He has given individual lectures or held seminars in over 25 Universities on three Continents.
His scholarly work has been recognized by his election as Fellow of the British Academy, a Foreign Fellow of the Accademia dei Lincei of Rome, the Royal Belgian Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and as Corresponding Member of the Institute de France as well as the Academy of Athens. He is also a Member of the American Law Institute and a Bencher of Gray´s Inn. He was Knighted by H. M. the Queen and has received many high civic honours from the Presidents of France, Germany, Greece, and Italy, most recently the Insignia of Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of France.