Anna Dolganov
APART-GSK Excellence Fellowship
Anna Dolganov
APART-GSK Excellence Fellowship
- Academy Scientist
- RG »History of Ancient Law and Papyrology«
- anna.dolganov(at)oeaw.ac.at
- Dominikanerbastei 16 | 1010 Vienna
Biographical sketch
B.A. in Classical Philology, Harvard University (magna cum laude, 2005). Gates Cambridge Scholarship, MPhil in Ancient History, King’s College Cambridge (first-class honours, 2006). M.A. in Ancient History, Princeton University (2009). Maternity leave, 3 children (2010–2014). DAAD Fellowship, University of Konstanz (2014). Visiting Scholar, Institute for Advanced Study Konstanz (2014). Ph.D. in Ancient History, Princeton University (11.2018). Pre/Postdoctoral Research Fellow (FWF) University of Vienna (2018–2021). APART-GSK Excellence Fellowship of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (from 2022). Scientific Prize of the City of Vienna 2023. Academy Scientist at the Austrian Archaeological Institute (from 2025). Membership in the “Eurasian Transformations” Cluster of Excellence (2026). Election to the Young Academy of Sciences (2026).
My research focuses on the edition and interpretation of documentary sources (papyri and inscriptions) for the social, legal, and institutional history of the Roman Empire. An ongoing project, awarded the APART-GSK Excellence Fellowship, examines the structure, function, and dynamics of Roman archival institutions. My current book project examines the institutional development of the Roman judicial system and its cultural and social impact in the Roman provinces. A second book project is a study and documentary anthology of trial records from the Roman Empire.
In the fall of 2025, I launched the “Decoding Antiquity” project in partnership with Mistral AI and SAIL Reply to develop advanced AI for historical languages and the study of ancient documents. I also direct a Papyrology blog in the Austrian daily newspaper Der Standard - Wissensblog.
Research Projects
Research interests
- Papyrology, Edition of Documentary Papyri
- History of Rome and the Roman empire
- Ancient Legal History
- Greek and Latin Epigraphy
- AI and Digital Humanities