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John Dillon in front of a statue to Plato,
outside the Academy in Athens
NEW On June 15, 2010, in recognition of his significant and original contribution to the study of Greek philosophy, John Dillon was formally elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Athens
He is one of the few foreigners, and the first Irish academic, to have received this singular honour.
Professor Dillon belongs to a family which over generations has contributed much to Irish public life and education. His father Myles Dillon was a renowned Celtic scholar. His uncle, James Dillon, was the popular and colourful politician, leader of Fine Gael and Minister for Agriculture. His grandfather was the famous Roscommon land reform agitator, John Dillon, MP and last leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party.
Professor Dillon studied at King's Inns, UCD, and Oxford; he took his PhD at Berkeley in California. He recently retired as Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College Dublin, and has since devoted much of his time to promote the development of the Irish Institute in Athens.
Professor Dillon is recognised as one of the top international scholars of Platonist philosophy; he has published almost thirty books, and nearly 150 articles. Plato set up his school in the sacred grove named after the legendary hero Akademos. We congratulate John Dillon on having been appointed to the present day Academy of Athens.For an interview with John Dillon:
A Passion for Plato
(Damian Mac Con Uladh in the Athens News)IIHSA Student bursaries 2009-2010
Congratulations to this year's bursary recipients:
Michael Ann Bevivino (UCD, Classics):report
Frank Lynam (TCD, Classics): report
Peter Myler (NUI Maynooth, Classics): report
The IIIHSA offers annual travel bursaries to Greece from students studying any aspect of Greek civilization. Three
bursaries will be awarded for this year. The award consists of the price of a return (economy) flight to Athens, 14 days of free accommodation at the IIHSA premises in Athens, and free IIHSA membership for the year. Membership oonthe IIHSA
gives the student free access to archaeological sites and museums in Greece, as well as to the major archaeological and
classical libraries in Athens.
For a full list of past bursary holders: here
IIHSA 2010 Student Study Tour to Greece
August 23rd - September 2nd, 2010
further detailsAugust 28th 2009: One day conference:
War and Death: New Perspectives on Armed Combat and Mortality from Ancient to Modern Times
- more information here
May 9th 2009: Dublin Day School
Sailing the Wine Dark Sea
- more information here
The Lure of Greece: the IIHSA is pleased to announce the publication of the proceedings of its conference in Galway in 2003.John Victor Luce, Christine Morris, Christina Souyoudzoglou-Haywood, eds. 2007. The Lure of Greece Irish Involvement in Greek Culture, Literature, History and Politics. Dublin: Hinds.ISBN 987-0-952836-6-7
Cost: 29 euro; Order form available here.
Pictures from the launch in Dublin on May 23rd 2008 here
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