Peter J. Parsons

Professor Peter J. Parsons FBA
Regius Professor of Greek University of Oxford
In office 1989–2003
Preceded by	Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones
Succeeded by	Christopher Pelling
Personal details
Born	Peter John Parsons (1936-09-24) 24 September 1936
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Awards	Fellow of the British Academy (1977)

Peter John Parsons, FBA (born 24 September 1936) is a British classicist and academic specialising in papyrology. He was Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Oxford from 1989 to 2003.

Academic career

From 1960 to 1989, Parsons was a lecturer in papyrology at the University of Oxford. In 1989, he was appointed Regius Professor of Greek, one of Oxford's most senior professorships, in succession to Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones. He was also Director of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri Project. He stepped down as Regius Professor in 2003 and was succeeded by Christopher Pelling.

Honours

In 1977, Parsons was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA). In 2007, he was awarded the John D. Criticos Prize by the London Hellenic Society for his book City of the Sharp-Nosed-Fish: Greek Lives in Roman Egypt.

Selected works

• Barns, J. W. B.; Parsons, P. J.; Rea, John; Turner, E. G. (1966). The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Part XXXI. London: Egypt Exploration Society.
• Lloyd-Jones, Hugh; Parsons, Peter, eds. (1983). Supplementum Hellenisticum. Berolini: De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3110081718. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editorlink1= ignored (|editor-link1= suggested) (help)
• Parsons, Peter (2007). City of the sharp-nosed fish: Greek lives in Roman Egypt. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0297645887.
• Bowman, A. K.; Coles, R. A.; Gonis, N.; Obbink, D. D.; Parsons, P. J., eds. (2007). Oxyrhynchus: a city and its texts. London: Egypt Exploration Society. ISBN 978-0856981777.
• Parsons, Peter John; Maehler, Herwig; Maltomini, Francesca, eds. (2014). The Vienna Epigrams Papyrus (G 40611). Berlin: De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3110354522.