Christopher Smith (classicist)

For persons of a similar name, see Christopher Smith (disambiguation).

Christopher John Smith, FRSE, FSA, FRHistS (born 1965 at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire), is a British academic and classicist specialising in early Ancient Rome.

Professor of Ancient History at the University of St Andrews, and formerly Director of the British School at Rome,[1][2] Smith was appointed on 1 September 2020 as Executive Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council.[3]

  1. ^ "Staff and Fellows". The British School at Rome. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Prof. Christopher Smith". University of St Andrews. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Preferred candidate chosen for the role of Executive Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council - Arts and Humanities Research Council". Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.