Tobias Reinhardt

Not to be confused with Tobías Reinhart.

Tobias Reinhardt (born 31 August 1971) is a German classical scholar, specialising in Latin literature and ancient philosophy. Since 2008, he has been the Corpus Christi Professor of Latin at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Reinhardt was born on 31 August 1971 in Gross-Gerau, West Germany.[4] He was educated at Kronberg-Gymnasium Aschaffenburg.[4] He then studied Latin and Ancient Greek at the University of Frankfurt, where he completed the Staatsexamen.[3][4][5] In 1997, he matriculated into Corpus Christi College, Oxford to undertake postgraduate studies in classical philology.[3] His doctoral supervisors were Michael Frede and Michael Winterbottom.[3] He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2000 with a thesis titled "A commentary on Cicero's 'Topica'".[4][6]

Academic career

During Trinity Term of the 2000/2001 academic year, Reinhardt was a college lecturer in classical philosophy at New College, Oxford and in Latin literature at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[3] For the 2001/2002 academic year, he was a junior research fellow in ancient philosophy at Merton College, Oxford.[4] In 2002, he was elected a Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford, where he was also tutor in Latin and Ancient Greek.[4] He was additionally a university lecturer in classical languages and literature in the Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford between 2002 and 2008.[3] In 2008, he was appointed Corpus Christi Professor of Latin, and as such was elected a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[4] In 2022, Reinhardt published an English-language commentary on Cicero's Academica, completing a project he began in 1999.[7]

Selected works

  • Reinhardt, Tobias (2000). Das Buch E der aristotelischen Topik - Untersuchungen zur Echtheitsfrage (in German). Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. ISBN 978-3525252284.
  • Reinhardt, Tobias, ed. (2003). Cicero's Topica. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199263462.
  • Reinhardt, Tobias; Lapidge, Michael; Adams, J. N., eds. (2005). Aspects of the Language of Latin Prose. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780197263327.
  • Reinhardt, Tobias; Winterbottom, Michael, eds. (2006). Quintilian Institutio Oratoria Book 2. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199262656.
  • Reinhardt, Tobias. Cicero's Academici Libri and Lucullus: a commentary with introduction and translations. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. ISBN 9780199277148

References

  1. ^ "Tobias Reinhardt". Corpus Christi College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Reinhardt, Prof. Tobias". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.247077. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Tobias Reinhardt - CV". users.ox.ac.uk. University of Oxford. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Reinhardt, Prof. Tobias. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U247077. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 30 March 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Professor Tobias Reinhardt". Faculty of Classics. University of Oxford. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  6. ^ Reinhardt, Tobias (2000). "A commentary on Cicero's 'Topica'". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  7. ^ Vazquez, Michael (2023). "Review of: Cicero's Academici Libri and Lucullus: a commentary with introduction and translations". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. ISSN 1055-7660.


Academic offices
Preceded by Corpus Christi Professor of Latin
University of Oxford
2008 to present 		Incumbent