We are happy to announce an event in the memory and honour of Dame Averil Comeron co-organised by SPBS, King’s Classics, King’s History, CLAMS, and CHS, on Tuesday 20 October 2026.
5.15pm: Memorial Vespers for Prof Dame Averil Cameron (1940-2026) sung by the Choir of King’s College London (Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, also known as the All-Night Vigil) in the College Chapel, KIN 219
6.30-9pm: Talks and Remembrances in the Council Room, KIN 214 and KIN 213 (adjacent)
Talks and Remembrances:
Welcome: Dr James Corke-Webster, HoD Classics
Speakers:
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- Dr Alexandra Vukovich, History, King’s College London
- Prof Emeritus Michael Maas, Rice University, USA tbc
- Prof Emerita Margaret Mullett, Queen’s University Belfast
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Short Remembrances: Judith Herrin, Charlotte Roueché, Roderick Beaton, Liz James, Leslie Brubaker, Tassos Papacostas, Michael Trapp, possibly also Margaretha Debrunner, Trudy Darbi. Moderated by Dr Tassos Papacostas, Classics, King’s College London
Please register here: https://event.fourwaves.com/d52e344f-f00b-4ce0-849a-8c815bb1dad6