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Balzan Prize Winners
The interdisciplinary Balzan Prizes are awarded annually by the International Balzan Foundation. Oxford recipients include:
| NAME | ROLE AT OXFORD | YEAR AWARDED |
|---|---|---|
| Reinhard Strohm | Emeritus Professor of Music (Professor of Music 1996-2010) and Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College | 2012 |
| Joseph Silk | Fellow of New College and Savilian Professor of Astronomy 1999-2010 | 2011 |
| Terence Cave | Emeritus Research Fellow, St John's College and former Professor of French Literature 1989-2001 | 2009 |
| Martin West | Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College | 2000 |
| Sir John Elliott | Regius Professor Emeritus and Honorary Fellow of Oriel College | 1999 |
| Lord May | Royal Society Research Professor in Zoology and Fellow of Merton College | 1998 |
| Sir Richard Southern | President of St John's 1969-81 | 1987 |
| Jerome Bruner | Watts Professor of Psychology and Fellow of Wolfson College, 1972-80 | 1987 |
| Sir Ernst Gombrich | Slade Professor of Fine Art, 1950-53 | 1985 |