Jeremy Mynott

Dr Jeremy Mynott

BA MA PhD

Jeremy is a former publisher (head of Cambridge University Press) turned author, with published books in classics, ancient history and natural history.

Jeremy Mynott

Jeremy worked for most of his professional career at Cambridge University Press, with successive roles as editor, editorial director, managing director and chief executive.  Since retirement he has published several books in the fields of natural history and classics, including Birdscapes: birds in our imagination and experience (Princeton, 2009), Thucydides: edition and translation (CUP, 2013) and most recently Birds in the Ancient World: Winged Words (OUP, 2018).

He is the co-founder and a trustee of New Networks for Nature, an initiative bringing together a wide range of writers, scientists, poets, musicians and naturalists to explore the diversity of creative responses to the natural world and inspire efforts to promote its importance in our national life.

 

Research interests 

Jeremy is now working on a book to be published by Yale University Press under the title The Story of Nature: a Human History.

What's on

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Postgraduate Research Soirée

09/05/2024 at 17.45

Join Wolfson postgraduate students as they talk about their research in an informal evening of interesting presentations and friendly discussion – complete with wine and cheese! 

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Music and Madeira: Conversations with Angels

10/05/2024 at 18.30

The Alexandra Ensemble performs a programme of music by British composers for soprano and violin.

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Art Exhibition: Ceramics in the Bernard Leach Tradition

11/05/2024 at 10.00

A display of works from the Bradshaw-Bubier studio pottery collection.

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WolfWorks - Finishing off a dissertation

11/05/2024 at 10.00

This workshop will cover several aspects of formatting and proofreading a dissertation.

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Lunchtime Lecture & Concert: A Glimpse into Hindustani Music

11/05/2024 at 13.30

A lunchtime lecture and concert focussed on k̲h̲ayāl, a system of vocal music within the broader universe of Hindustani music.

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