Gregory Owen Hutchinson (born 5 December 1957), known as G. O. Hutchinson, is a British

classicist Classics, also classical studies or Ancient Greek and Roman studies, is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, ''classics'' traditionally refers to the study of Ancient Greek literature, Ancient Greek and Roman literature and ...

and academic, specialising in

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, and

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and

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languages. Between 2015 and his retirement in 2023, he was the Regius Professor of Greek at the

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, and a Student (i.e.

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) of

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Early life and education

Hutchinson was born on 5 December 1957 in Hackney, London, England. He was educated at the

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, an all-boys

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in the

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; he had been granted one of the free places funded by the

Inner London Education Authority The Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) was the local education authority for the City of London and the 12 Inner London boroughs from 1965 until its abolition in 1990. From 1965 to 1986 it was an ad hoc committee of the Greater London Co ...

. He studied

classics Classics, also classical studies or Ancient Greek and Roman studies, is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, ''classics'' traditionally refers to the study of Ancient Greek literature, Ancient Greek and Roman literature and ...

Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1263 by nobleman John I de Balliol, it has a claim to be the oldest college in Oxford and the English-speaking world. With a governing body of a master and aro ...

, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1979. He remained at Balliol to undertake

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and completed his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in 1983. His

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was titled "

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' '' Septem Contra Thebas'': Text and commentary".

Academic career

From 1981 to 1984, while a

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, Hutchinson was also a research lecturer at

. In 1984, he was elected a

Exeter College, Oxford Exeter College (in full: The Rector and Scholars of Exeter College in the University of Oxford) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, and the fourth-oldest college of the university. The college was founde ...

. He was then a

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in classics at Exeter between 1984 and 2015. From 1996 to 1998, he was also Reader in Classical Literature in the

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. From 1998 to 2015, he was also

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of Greek and Latin Languages and Literature at the University of Oxford. In June 2015, Hutchinson was named as the next Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford following the retirement of Christopher Pelling, FBA, earlier in the year. He took up the appointment on 1 October 2015 and moved colleges to become a Student (equivalent to a fellow) of

. He retired in 2023.

Personal life

In 1979, Hutchinson married Yvonne Downing. Together they have one daughter.

Selected works

* * * * * * *Hutchinson, G. O. (2018). ''Plutarch's Rhythmic Prose''. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hutchinson, Gregory 1957 births British classical scholars British Latinists Scholars of Ancient Greek Scholars of ancient Greek literature Regius Professors of Greek (University of Oxford) Fellows of Exeter College, Oxford Living people People from Hackney Central People educated at the City of London School Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Fellows of Christ Church, Oxford