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Curriculum Vitae

Born: 29th January 1981, Budapest, Hungary

Principal research areas

·        Hittitology (especially archaeology and history, Hittite, Luwian, Hattic languages)

·        Indo-European Linguistics (especially Anatolian languages, Latin and other Italic languages, PIE phonology, PIE prehistory)

Primary and secondary education

·        1987-1991 Keresztúri úti Általános Iskola (Budapest)

·        1991-1999 ELTE Radnóti Miklós Gyakorlóiskola (Budapest)

University degree, Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest):

·        M.A. in Prehistoric Archaeology (2004) with specializations in Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (2005) and Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology (2007)

·        Additional Studies: Assyriology (1999-2003), Latin Philology (1999-2005), Theoretical Linguistics (2001-2003)

Postgraduate education, Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest):

·        Theoretical Linguistics (2004-2007), subject of the thesis: „Untersuchungen zur hattischen Morphologie” (in preparation)

Additional studies in the European Union

·        March 2002, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg: Historical and Comparative Grammar of Anatolian (H. Craig Melchert)

·        Spring 2003, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München: Hethitologie, Vergleichende Indogermanische Sprachwissenschaft (Ahmet Ünal, Gabriella Frantz-Szabó; Peter Schrijver, Bardhyl Demiraj)

·        October 2003, Paris-Lodron-Universität, Salzburg: Historische Syntax und Sprachtypologie (Olav Hackstein)

·        March 2005, Paris-Lodron-Universität, Salzburg: Albanisch. Historische Grammatik und Textlektüre (Joachim Matzinger)

·        Spring 2006, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München: Hethitologie, Vergleichende Indogermanische Sprachwissenschaft (Gabriella Frantz-Szabó, Albertine Hagenbuchner-Dresel, Andreas Schachner; Olav Hackstein, Eugen Hill)

·        August 2006, Universiteit Leiden: Leiden Summer School in Indo-European Linguistics (Alexander Lubotsky, José Luis García Ramón, Rick Derksen)

·        September 2006, Berlin, Freie Universität: Indo-European Summer School (Daniel Petit, Stefan Schaffner, Stefan Zimmer)

Research grants and scholarships

·        Fall 2000 – Spring 2003: ELTE BTK Tudományos Diákösztöndíj [Research Scholarship for University Students, Eötvös Loránd University]

·        Fall 2001 – Spring 2004: Köztársasági Ösztöndíj [Scholarship of the Hungarian Republic]

·        Spring 2006: Magyar Állami Eötvös Ösztöndíj [Eötvös Scholarship of the Hungarian State] (3 months): Institut für Assyriologie und Hethitologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München: Hattic Morphological Investigations: The Verb.

·         2007-2008: Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship (10 months): Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences: Linguistics and Archaeology. Methodological Questions of the Problem of Proto-Indo-European Homeland and Prehistory.

·        2008-2009: DAAD Forschungsstipendium für Nachwuchswissenschaftler (4 months): Institut für Assyriologie und Hethitologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München: Die phonetischen Lautwerte der sog. Laryngale des Hethitischen und des Luwischen.

Awards, prizes

·        Spring 2001: 2nd place at the 25th OTDK (National Conference of the Scientific Study Circles), Section: Philology

·        April 2002: 3rd place at the Publication Competition of the Research Institute for Linguistics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

·        Spring 2006: 2nd place at the Publication Competition of the Association of the Hungarian PhD Students

·        Spring 2006: Révay József Prize of the Hungarian Society for Ancient Studies for review activities

·        October 2009. Hahn István Memorial Prize

Archaeological fieldwork

·        2000-2004, excavations of the Department of Archaeology of the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest (Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Early Middle Ages – all in Hungary);

·        2000, Xanten – Colonia Ulpia Traiana (Roman, Germany);

·        2007, Hattuša – Boğazkale (Hittite, Turkey);

Organization of scientific events

·        March 2006. Bilingualism in Antiquity. Round-table at the Research Institute for Linguistics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

·        From 14th of April, 2008. Co-author of the blog „Agyagtábla, papirusz. Az ókori Kelet és Egyiptom – kötetlenül és tudományosan” (Clay tablet, papyrus. Ancient Near East and Egypt – informal and scientifically, in Hungarian).

·        20th – 22th of May, 2010. Organizer of the workshop „Ancient Anatolia” at the 9th Hungarian Conference of Antique Studies.

International projects

July 2009 – : Eternal Capitals. Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching. University of Oxford – Tbilisi State University – Open Society Institute/Soros Foundations.

Courses taught

1. Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest (in Hungarian)

Department of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics

·        Introduction to Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (Fall 2005)

·        Proto-Indo-European Phonology (Spring 2006)

·        Proto-Indo-European Pronouns (Fall 2006)

·        Recent Problems of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics 1-2. (Fall 2006, Fall 2007)

·        Proto-Indo-European Prehistory (Spring 2007)

·        Introduction to Hittitology (Spring 2006)

·        Hittite (Fall 2006, Spring 2009)

·        Hittite Historical Grammar (Spring 2007)

·        Hittite Text Lectures: Central Anatolian Myths (Fall 2007)

·        Hittite Text Lectures: Treaties (Fall 2009)

·        Introduction to Luwian (Fall 2009)

·        Carian (Spring 2008)

Department of Assyriology and Hebrew

·        Hittite (Fall 2006, Spring 2007)

·        Hittite Text Lectures: Central Anatolian Myths (Fall 2007)

·        Hittite Text Lectures: Ritual Texts (Spring 2008)

·        Hittite Text Lectures: Treaties (Fall 2009)

·        Introduction to Luwian (Fall 2009)

Department of Theoretical Linguistics

·        Introduction to Historical Linguistics (Spring 2005)

·        Field Linguistics (Modern Persian) (Fall 2005)

Department of Philosophy

·        Hittite Religion (Fall 2009)

2. Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Department of Assyriology (invited lecturer):

·        Introduction to Luwian (16th – 27th June 2008)

·        Die Archäologie von Hattuša (16th – 27th June 2008)

Professional memberships

·        Magyar Ókortudományi Társaság [Hungarian Society for Ancient Studies ] (Budapest, 2004-)

·        International Association for Assyriology (Leiden, 2007-)

·        Society of Assyriologists, Bibliologists and Caucasiologists (Tbilisi, 2007-)

Languages spoken

·        Fluency: Hungarian (mother tongue), English (Hungarian National Language Exam, intermediate level, 1997), German (Hungarian National Language Exam, intermediate level, 1999)

·        Advanced reading skills: Italian, Latin (Hungarian National Language Exam, intermediate level, 1999), Ancient Greek (with university exam, 2001)

·        Elementary skills: Modern Persian (Farsi)

·        Also completed coursework in Middle Latin, Galego, Old Persian, Middle Persian, Old Irish, Hittite, Luwian, Mycenaean, Albanian, Old Prussian, Sanskrit, Akkadian, Sumerian, Ugaritic, Biblical Hebrew, Classical Arabic, Georgian, Beash.

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