Christopher Pelling

Christopher Brendan Reginald Pelling, FBA FLSW (born 14 December 1947)[1] is a British classical scholar.

He was the Regius Professor of Greek, at Christ Church, Oxford, from 2003 to 2015.

Educated at Cardiff High School, Pelling in the 1960s was a Senior Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford and then spent twenty-nine years as Fellow and Praelector in Classics at University College, Oxford.

He broke new ground through applying literary analysis to historical texts, ranging from Tacitus to Plutarch.

He returned to Christ Church, Oxford in 2003 when he became Regius Professor of Greek.