Andrew Dalby

Andrew Dalby ( born June 13, 1947 in Liverpool) is a British author, cultural historian and linguist. His publication topics include comparative linguistics, the eating and drinking culture and the Greek epic poetry.

Life

Andrew Dalby studied Classical Philology, Romance languages ​​and linguistics at the University of Cambridge, where he attained a Bachelor's degree in 1970. In the next 15 years he worked in the University Library Cambridge, specializing in South and Southeast Asian languages. From 1982 to 1983 he cataloged together with Sao Saimong the Scott collection of manuscripts and documents from Indo-China, particularly from Burma. For this purpose, learned Dalby Sanskrit, Pali and Hindi.

From 1985 Dalby worked in London, where he developed the libraries of Regent's College and Goodenough College. At Birkbeck College, he graduated from 1987-1993 doctoral studies, in which he particularly enhanced his knowledge of Latin and Greek. He works as a freelance author.

Honors

Andrew Dalby was awarded in 1997 by the Anglo- Greek society the Runciman Award for his work Siren Feasts.

Writings (selection )

  • Southeast Asia: A guide to reference material, London / Melbourne / Munich / New York in 1993.
  • Siren Feasts, London 1995. Food and drink in ancient Greece, translated by Kai Brodersen, Stuttgart 1998.
  • Kitchen secrets of antiquity, translated by Roland Vocke, Würzburg 1996. Würzburg special edition 1998.
  • Bacchus: From the life of God, translated by Sebastian cheapness, Berlin, 2005.
  • Venus: The Life of a Goddess, translated by Sebastian cheapness, Berlin, 2006.
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