Richard F. Gombrich - Curriculum vitae#
EDUCATION:
- 1950-1955 Scholar, St. Paul's School, London
- 1957-1961 Demy (scholar), Magdalen College, Oxford
- 1959 Honour Classical Moderations, First Class
- 1961 B.A. Oriental Studies (Sanskrit with Pali), First Class
- 1961-1963 Harkness Fellow of the Commonwealth Fund
- 1963 A.M. Harvard University
- 1963-1965 Treasury Studentship (Scarborough Studentship)
- 1970 D.Phil. Oxford University
MEDALS AND HONORARY DEGREES:
- 1991 Hon. D.Litt. Kalyani University, Bengal
- 1993 S.C. Chakraborty Medal, Asiatic Society, Calcutta
- 1994 Sri Lanka Ranjana (National Award)
- 1996 Hon. D.Ed. De Montfort University
- 1997 University Medal, Warsaw University
- 1997 Vacaspati (= Hon D.Litt.), Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
- 1965-1976 Lecturer in Sanskrit and Pali, Oxford University
- 1966-1976 Governing Body Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford
- 1976-2004 Boden Professor of Sanskrit, Oxford University and Professorial Fellow, Balliol College
- 1977- Emeritus Fellow, Wolfson College
- 1999-2004 Senior Fellow, De Montfort University
- 1981-1982 Benjamin Meaker Visiting Professor, University of Bristol
- 1982 Visiting Professor, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
- 1986-1987 Stewart Visiting Fellow in the Humanities, Princeton University
- 1994 F.D. Maurice Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies, King’s College London
- 1994 Jordan Lecturer in Comparative Religion, SOAS
- 1997 Gonda Lecturer, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1998 Edmond Perry Lecturer, Northwestern University
- 2003- Academic Director, Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
- 2004- Emeritus Fellow, Balliol College
- 2006 Numata Visiting Professor, SOAS
- 2008 Visiting Professor, Dong-Guk University, Seoul
- 2008 Visiting Professor, Hong Kong University
- 2009 Evans-Wentz Lecturer, Stanford University
OTHER APPOINTMENTS:
- 1977 - Member, Association of Social Anthropologists of the Commonwealth
- 1978-1983 Advisory Council, Victoria and Albert Museum
- 1981-1994 Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Pali Text Society
- 1994-2002 President and Treasurer, Pali Text Society
- 1996-2002 Co-editor, Journal of the Pali Text Society
- 1981-1985 Secretary for Europe, International Association for Buddhist Studies
- 1974- Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society
- Member of Council, 1989-1991
- Member of the Publications Committee, 1991-3
- 1982-1990 Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
- 1983-1990 Theological and Religious Studies Board, National Council for Academic
Awards
- 1986-1992 Member of Council, Society for South Asian Studies
- 1990- Member, Academia Europaea
- 1992 Member, East and South Asian Studies Panel, RAE (Chairman for S & SE Asia)
- 1996 Member, Theology and Religious Studies Panel, RAE
- 2002-8 Academic Director, Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
- 2004-8 General Editor, Clay Sanskrit Library
- 2006-9 President, UK Association of Buddhist Studies
- 2008- Founder-President, Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
- 2008- Trustee, Oxford Mindfulness Centre
Member of several editorial boards:
- Oxford University South Asian Studies Series
- Groningen Oriental Monograph Series
- Religion
- Journal of Asian Philosophy
- Brill's Indological Library (advisory board)
- Journal of Buddhist Ethics
- Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies
- South Asian Religions and Culture
- Journal of Contemporary Religion
- Contemporary Buddhism Journal
- Buddhist Studies Review
- ULUBUDA online journal
- Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya Journal of Buddhist Studies
