CV Dr. Michiel Meeusen
I received my PhD in Literature from KU Leuven in 2013 with a dissertation on Plutarch’s Natural Questions. The 2016 monograph resulting from this research was awarded the Jan Gillis Prize from the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium (2018). I was also jointly responsible for the edition of this Greek text for the Collection des universités de France (2018), which received the Prix Raymond Weil from the AEG in Paris (2019), and the Prix Joseph Gantrelle from the Académie royale de Belgique (2021).
My primary research interests are situated in ancient science, medicine and technology, and the literature and culture of the High Roman Empire, with a particular focus on the interaction between ancient ‘scientific’ and ‘literary’ cultures broadly defined. I have produced numerous research outputs in these fields and have been affiliated with several institutions across the globe (in the EU, UK, and US).
I have held a number of competitive fellowships and scholarships: among others, of the British Academy, Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies, Gerda Henkel-Stiftung, FWO, a number of Institutes for Advanced Study across Europe, the Fondation Hardt, etc. I was appointed to the Belgian Chair at the University of London in 2018-19. My academic achievements were awarded the Alumni Award in Human Sciences from the Belgian American Educational Foundation in 2021.
Publications
For a full list and PDF’s of my publications please visit: https://kuleuven.academia.edu/MichielMeeusen