髙宮 利行
1944年東京生まれ。麻布中学・高校を卒業後、慶應義塾大学で経済学と英文学を学ぶ。後者の博士課程修了。慶應の英文科助手に採用後、ケンブリッジ大学英文学部博士課程に留学。帰国後は慶應英文科の助教授、教授、現在は名誉教授。2017年ケンブリッジ大学サンダーズ書誌学講座リーダー。日本中世英文学会会長、国際アーサー王学会日本支部長、慶應愛書家協会会長など。ロンドン好古家フェロー、シェフィールド大学・グラスゴー大学名誉博士。専門はアーサー王伝説、書物史、書誌学。著書多数。
高校時代にはバドミントン部に所属し、プレーイング・マネージャーとしてインターハイに出場しました。慶應義塾大学では三田レコード鑑賞会に、ケンブリッジ大学ではエドワード・ケイペル愛書家倶楽部に所属しました。趣味は古書収集、ラグビー観戦、クラシック音楽鑑賞など。
About Toshiyuki Takamiya
I was born in Tokyo in 1944 as the eldest son of Mr & Mrs Yukio Takamiya. After attending prestigious Azabu Middle and High School, I read economics and then English at Keio University, where I met Professor Fumio Kuriyagawa, reputedly the doyen of Medieval English Studies. While at PhD course I was appointed a lecturer in English, and then I was given a scholarship to study three years at Cambridge, where I was supervised by Professor Derek Brewer and Dr Ian Doyle (in Durham). On my return home, I was promoted to an Associate Professor in English at Keio, and then Professor. I am now Professor Emeritus. In 2017 I was made a Sandars Reader at the University of Cambridge. I was the President of the Japan Society for Medieval Language and Literature, and the International Arthurian Society, Japan Branch, and the Founding President of the Keio University Society of Bibliophiles. I was made a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and received Honorary Doctorates at the University of Sheffield and the University of Glasgow. My academic interests are in Arthurian legends, bibliography and the history of the book. I published many books and articles in English and in Japanese in these fields.
I belonged to the badminton club at Azabu High School, participating in the Inter-High School Championships held in Kurume City as a playing manager. At Keio I was a member of the Mita Record Appreciation Club, and at Cambridge I belonged to the Edward Capell Society.
My hobbies are antiquarian collecting, watching rugby football games, and listening to classical music.