Professor Sophia Antoniadis | |
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Σοφία Αντωνιάδη | |
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Born | 31 July 1895 Piraeus |
Died | 25 January 1972 Athens |
Nationality | Greek |
Occupation | Classical scholar |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of the Sorbonne |
Thesis | L'Evangile de Luc. Esquisse de Grammaire et de Style (1930) |
Doctoral advisor | Hubert Pernot |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Byzantine Studies |
Institutions | Leiden University; University of Amsterdam |
Notable students | Juliana of the Netherlands |
Main interests | Greek Literature; Liturgy; Translation |
Sophia Antoniadis (Greek: Σοφία Αντωνιάδη, 31 July 1895, Piraeus - 25 January 1972, Athens) was a Greek Byzantinist. She was the first female professor at the Leiden University, the first female Humanities professor in the Netherlands and during her career was one of the few Greek women to hold a position at a European university.