Dr. Caroline Kroon

Biography

Caroline Kroon is a professor of Latin linguistics and literature at the University of Amsterdam, with a focus on Classical Latin literature and an interdisciplinary approach that bridges the fields of linguistics and literary studies. She received her doctorate from the University of Amsterdam in 1995 and has held various academic positions, including assistant professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and full professor at the University of Amsterdam since 2013. Kroon's research explores discourse linguistic phenomena in Latin texts, including the study of Latin particles and tense, and she has published works such as 'Textual Strategies in Ancient War Narrative'. She coordinates the GRAVITATION program 'Anchoring Innovation', funded by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, which investigates discourse and rhetoric in the cultural context of the Roman Empire. A member of several prestigious academic societies, Kroon has received awards such as the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation Study Prize and the Van der Leeuw Professorship from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. She served as the director of the College of Humanities and has leadership experience as vice dean and dean at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

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