Cecilia Trifogli

Cecilia Trifogli, FBA (born 7 February 1961) is an Italian philosopher and academic. She has been Professor of Medieval Philosophy at the University of Oxford since 2008, and a Fellow of All Souls College since 1999. Her research focuses on philosophy in the Middle Ages, including epistemology, metaphysics, and the reception of Aristotle's philosophy.

Early life

Trifogli was born on 7 February 1961 in Rome, Italy.[1] She was educated at the University of Pisa, graduating with a Laurea in Philosophy in 1986 and a Laurea in Mathematics in 1995.[2] She then undertook postgraduate studies at the University of Milan from 1996 to 2000.[3]

Academic career

In October 1999, she joined the University of Oxford as a lecturer in philosophy.[1][3] In 2008, she was appointed Professor of Medieval Philosophy.[4]

She is (since 2008) chairman of the British Academy Medieval Texts Editorial Committee,[5] and president of the ‘Aristoteles Latinus’ Commission of the International Society for the Study of Medieval Philosophy.[6]

Honours

In 2014 she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy, the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[7]

References

1. "personal CV" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
2. "Prof Cecilia Trifogli". Faculty of Philosophy. University of Oxford. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
3. "Professor Cecilia Trifogli". All Souls College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
4. "Prof. Dr. Cecilia Trifogli". Medieval Institute. University of Fribourg. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
5. "Medieval Texts and Medieval British Manuscripts - British Academy". Britac.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
6. "All Souls College, Oxford". All-souls.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
7. "British Academy announces 42 new fellows". Times Higher Education. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.