philologist
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Conservator Margalida Munar, papyrologist Leah Mascia, and Ignasi-Xavier Adiego, professor in the Department of Classical, Romance and Semitic Languages, classical philologist, and director of the Oxyrhynchus project, examined the fragile document.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The whole affair was uncovered after Montaclair named a Romanian philologist Eugen Simion as the next recipient of the prize.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Vitaliy, a 26-year-old philologist, was hopeful the proposal could lead to a longer halt in combat.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
His books and essays frequently resurrect fascinating if half-forgotten polymaths, such as astrologer-mathematician Girolamo Cardano, Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti, philologist Joseph Scaliger and groundbreaking philosopher of history Giambattista Vico.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2020
He was a philologist, looking at how language evolves over time.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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