Bojidar Dimitrov, M.A.
Doctoral Student
Short Curriculum Vitae
- since Oct. 2013 Doctoral Student (Semitic Studies) / Research Associate. Research Project: Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus. Dissertation Topic: The Syriac Translation of Claudius Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos. A Case Study in Graeco-Semitic Textual Transmission.
- Apr. 2004 – Aug. 2012 University of Münster. Germany
MA Byzantine Studies (primary subject)
MA Middle Eastern Studies
MA Romance Philology
MA Thesis: Der Codex Guelf. Gud. gr. 70 - Sept. 1999 – May 2003 Green Mountain College. Poultney, Vermont, USA
BA History
BA Philosophy
BA Thesis in History: The Albigensian Crusade
Selected Publications
- Annual Conference of the German Society for the History of Medicine, Natural Science and Technology. Paper Topic: Claudius Ptolemaeus und das astrologische Erbe der Spätantike im Morgen- und Abendland. [Claudius Ptolemy and the Astrological Legacy of Late Antiquity in the Orient and the West] (forthcoming, September 13th 2014, Munch)
- Annual Conference of the British Society for the History of Science. Paper Topic: The Dissemination of Greek Science in the Near East. The Case of Claudius Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos. (July 3rd – 6th 2014, University of St Andrews, Scotland)