Gonda Van Steen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gonda Van Steen

American university teacher

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1964

Place of Birth: Aalst, Flemish Region, Belgium

Profession: university teacher, classical scholar, linguist

Nationality: United States, Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Gonda Aline Hector Van Steen (born 8 April 1964 in Aalst, Belgium) is a Belgian-American classical scholar and linguist, who specialises in ancient and modern Greek language and literature.
Since 2018, she has been Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature and Director of the Centre for Hellenic Studies at King's College London.
She previously held the Cassas Chair in Greek Studies at the University of Florida, and taught at Cornell University and the University of Arizona.
She has also served as the President of the Modern Greek Studies Association (2012–2014).