Victor Gysembergh Hipparchus of Nicaea and Rhodes
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The Island of Many Worlds: Layers of Belonging and Everyday PluralismVictor Gysembergh is a CNRS research professor at the Centre Léon Robin de recherches sur la pensée antique of Sorbonne University. His current research focuses on the study of palimpsest and damaged manuscripts using cutting-edge imaging techniques, notably multispectral imaging. His work in this area has led to the rediscovery of several lost ancient texts such as Claudius Ptolemy’s treatise on the Meteoroscope, fragments of Hipparchus’ Star Catalogue, and fragments of a Latin introduction to Platonic philosophy, often referred to as the “New Apuleius”. Dr. Gysembergh’s interdisciplinary methodology combines classical philology, philosophy, and history of science to explore damaged texts across various collections. His work illuminates not only the content of these ancient writings but also their transmission through time. Recently, he discovered the only known fragments of ancient commentaries on Aristotle’s Sophistical Refutations within a treatise by the humanist Agostino Nifo (published as Forgotten Commentaries on Aristotle’s Sophistical Refutations, Berlin, 2023). His most recent scholarly book is an authoritative edition of the fragments of the scientist and philosopher Eudoxus of Cnidus (Eudoxe de Cnide. Témoignages et fragments, Paris, 2024).