Walter Burkert#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1684 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLASSICS & ORIENTAL STUDIES |
| Elected: | 1995 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SWITZERLAND |
Walter Burkert passed away March 11, 2015.
Positions Held
- 1996 Emeritus
- 1969–1996 Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Zürich
- Visiting Professor of Classical Literature at the University of California for two years (1977 and 1988)
- 1982 Lecturer at Harvard in 1982
- 1986–1988 Dean of the Philosophical Faculty I at Zürich
- 1989 Gifford Lectures at the University of St Andrews
- 1966–1969 Professor of Classical Philology at the Technical University of Berlin
- 1968 Guest Professor at Harvard University
Fields of Scholarship
- Greek religion
Honours and Awards
- 1990 Balzan Prize
- Corresponding Fellow der British Academy
