Nicholas de Lange

Nicholas
de Lange

Nicholas de Lange read Classical Mods and Greats at Christ Church, Oxford, followed by a DPhil in Patristics. After a brief spell as a Research Fellow of the University of Southampton he came to Cambridge as Lecturer in Rabbinics, becoming Reader in Hebrew and Jewish Studies in 1995 and Professor in 2001. His research interests include Hellenistic and Byzantine Judaism. He has held visiting positions at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, the Jewish Theological Seminary of Hungary in Budapest, the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris, the Freie Universität Berlin, the University of Toronto and Princeton University. He is also a prolific translator, specialising mainly in contemporary Hebrew fiction, and has served as Chairman of the Translators Association. He is a Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge, a Fellow of the British Academy, and a Member of the Academia Europaea.

Nicholas de Lange read Classical Mods and Greats at Christ Church, Oxford, followed by a DPhil in Patristics. After a brief spell as a Research Fellow of the University of Southampton he came to Cambridge as Lecturer in Rabbinics, becoming Reader in Hebrew and Jewish Studies in 1995 and Professor in 2001. His research interests include Hellenistic and Byzantine Judaism. He has held visiting positions at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, the Jewish Theological Seminary of Hungary in Budapest, the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris, the Freie Universität Berlin, the University of Toronto and Princeton University. He is also a prolific translator, specialising mainly in contemporary Hebrew fiction, and has served as Chairman of the Translators Association. He is a Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge, a Fellow of the British Academy, and a Member of the Academia Europaea.

artwork-image

RELATED FEATURES

Video August 27 2026

2026 Dublin Literary Award Winner in Conversation

Ali Smith in conversation with Belinda McKeon at the 2026 International Literature Festival Dublin.
Video August 27 2026

2026 Dublin Literary Award Ceremony

Watch back the 2026 Dublin Literary Award Ceremony which took place on 21st May 2026
News May 21 2026

2026 Dublin Literary Award Winner Revealed

Discover this year's winner!
Video May 16 2026

Brigitte Giraud on Live Fast

2026 Dublin Literary Award shortlisted author spotlight.

STAY CONNECTED

Stay in touch and sign up to our newsletter to receive all the latest news and updates on the Dublin Literary Award.