Sorabji knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours

Congratulations to Professor Richard Sorabji FBA, Emeritus Professor of Ancient Philosophy and former holder of the Susan Stebbing Chair of Philosophy, who has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours this year.

A Fellow of both the British Academy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Professor Sorabji spent 30 years at King’s between 1970 and 2000, and was made Professor of Ancient Philosophy in 1981. His citation upon the award for services to Philosophical Scholarship recognised him as ‘a leading scholar of the history of philosophy’ and highlighted his achievements in founding and directing the Ancient Commentators on Aristotle project,  ‘one of the most ambitious international research projects in the humanities’. 

Head of Department Professor Maria Rosa Antognazza said: ‘Professor Sorabji's contribution to Ancient Philosophy has transformed the field. His own ground-breaking studies, and his monumental Ancient Commentators project have changed the way in which the Platonic and Aristotelian traditions are understood. Under his leadership the department has established its international reputation for excellence in Ancient Philosophy and its high profile on as one of the top Philosophy departments in the Anglo-American world.’

The Principal, Professor Sir Rick Trainor, said: ‘Richard Sorabji’s knighthood appropriately recognises his massive and very influential contribution to philosophical scholarship.'

Professor Sorabji was one of three King’s academics recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours this year. Denise Lievesley, Professor of Statistics and Head of the School of Social Science and Public Policy, received a CBE for her services to Social Science, while Jill Maben, Professor of Nursing Research and Director of the National Nursing Research Unit (NNRU) in the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery, received an OBE for services to nursing.