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Marcus Deufert is full professor of Latin at the University of Leipzig. He studied Greek, Latin and German at the Univ. of Würzburg, Cologne, Cambridge (UK) and Bonn and held earlier academic positions at the universities of Göttingen and King's College London.
He teaches the full range of Roman Literature from the beginnings to the end of antiquity, with a focus on the Classical and early Imperial period.
His published works include a Teubner Edition of Lucretius (2019) with a volume of prolegomena (2017) and a critical commentary (2018). He is currently preparing a critical edition of the fragments of Roman Comedy. The project ist funded as 'Langfristvorhaben' by DFG.
He is and was member of the editorial boards of i.a. Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte, Lustrum, Hermes, Bibliotheca Teubneriana.
He has received scholarships and fundings from Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung, DFG and BMBF. He is member of Academia Europaea.
- show details„Poetarum comicorum Romanorum fragmenta – The fragments of the Roman comic poets. Critical edition, digital edition, and studies“Deufert, MarcusDuration: 10/2020 – ongoingFunded by: DFG Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftInvolved organisational units of Leipzig University: Klassische Philologie (Latinistik)
- show detailsDeufert, M. (Ed.)Titus Lucretius Carus. De rerum natura Libri VIBerlin/Boston: De Gruyter. 2019.
- show detailsDeufert, M.Kritischer Kommentar zur Lukrezens ‚De rerum natura‘Berlin/Boston: DeGryuter. 2018.
- show detailsDeufert, M.Prolegomena zur Edition Teubneriana des LukrezBerlin: De Gruyter. 2017.
- show detailsDeufert, M.The Roman Comedians and their Plays: Metrics and MusicOxford: Oxford University Press. 2014. p. 477-497.
- Herausgeberschaft: Bibliotheca Teubnerianashow detailsDeufert, Marcus (Klassische Philologie (Latinistik))awarded in 2020.
- Akademiemitgliedschaften: Ordentliches Mitglieder der Academica Europaeashow detailsDeufert, Marcus (Klassische Philologie (Latinistik))awarded in 2016.
- Herausgeberschaft: Leipziger Studien zur Klassischen Philologieshow detailsDeufert, Marcus (Klassische Philologie (Latinistik))awarded in 2016.
- Herausgeberschaft: Lustrum. Internationale Forschungsberichte aus dem Bereich der Klassischen Philologieshow detailsDeufert, Marcus (Klassische Philologie (Latinistik))awarded in 2016.
- Herausgeberschaft: Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichteshow detailsDeufert, Marcus (Klassische Philologie (Latinistik))awarded in 2016.