Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of Cambridge

Gábor Betegh is Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Cambridge and Fellow and Director of Studies in Philosophy at Christ’s College, Cambridge. Professor Betegh works on ancient philosophy, in particular on ancient metaphysics, cosmology, theology, and the connections between ancient philosophy and the history of religions.

Previously, was a professor at the Central European University in Budapest from 2001 to 2014 where he retains a visiting professorship. He was a Fellow at Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies, the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, and the TOPOI project at Humboldt University. He has also been a visiting professor at Cornell University.

He studied at Eötvös University in Budapest, the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, and at the University of Cambridge.