Background
Cathcart, Kevin James was born on October 9, 1939 in Derrylin, Ireland. Son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Flannery) Cathcart.
Near Eastern languages educator
Cathcart, Kevin James was born on October 9, 1939 in Derrylin, Ireland. Son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Flannery) Cathcart.
Bachelor, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1966. Master of Arts, Trinity College, 1969. Doctor in Oriental Languages, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, 1971.
Lecturer University Ottawa, Canada, 1968-1971, assistant professor, then associate professor Canada, 1971-1974. Senior lecturer, chairman department semitic languages University College, Dublin, 1974-1979, professor Near Eastern languages, chairman department, since 1979, emeritus professor Near Eastern languages, since 2002. Board electors University Cambridge, England, since 1989.
Editorial consultant Journal Semitic Studies University Manchester, since 1991, Vetus Testamentum, since 1997, Journal for the Aramaic Bible, 1999. Visiting fellow St. Edmund's College, University Cambridge, 1987-1988, 93-94. Visiting academic St. Benet's Hall, University Oxford, 1994, Campion Hall, University Oxford, since 2002.
Member Royal Irish Academy, Royal Danish Academy.
Married Ann McDermott, June 22, 1968. Children: Declan, Kieran.