Cambridge university press biography of christopher

Australian classicist and historian (born )

Christopher Kelly (born ) is a British-Australian (born in London raised in Sydney) classicist and historian, who specializes in the later Roman Empire and the classical tradition.^[1] He has been Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, since

Biography

Kelly studied history and law at the University of Sydney as an undergraduate.^[2] In he and David Celermeyer (individual winner of the public speaking competition) represented the University of Sydney as champions at the World Universities Debating Championship in Edinburgh.^[3][4]

He came to Trinity College, Cambridge in , presided over the Cambridge Union in Easter term and within 7 years had earned a doctorate.^[6] His doctoral thesis was titled "Corruption and bureaucracy in the later Roman Empire", and was submitted in ^[7]

Kelly is Professor of Classics and Ancient History in the Fac