LAGOOS [λαγωoς]

A Life in Ancient Greek: The Secret Diary of Karl Benedikt Hase (1780–1864)

A project dedicated to the edition and study of Karl Benedikt Hase’s ‘Secret’ diary, funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and hosted by the University of Innsbruck

Lev Shadrin

Email: lev.shadrin@uibk.ac.at

With a BA in Art History, and Master’s degrees in Medieval Studies and Digital Humanities, Lev focused his previous research primarily on Ancient Greek and Byzantine Greek literary sources.

Greek palaeography and codicology lie at the core of Lev’s scholarly interests, playing a central role in his MA thesis of St. George’s ‘vision’ miracle (BHG 691u-v). Lev further improved his transcription skills and manuscript identification techniques while working as a research assistant for the Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams (DBBE) project at Ghent University.

During his Master’s degree in Digital Humanities, Lev received comprehensive training in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Social Network Analysis, and Database Management.

In 2023, Lev joined the LAGOOS project as a PhD candidate and research assistant, inspired by the project’s affinity for combining digital tools and linguistic methodology to study the Greek source text. Lev focuses on transcribing Hase’s diary, training Transkribus HTR models, and implementing NLP tools and programs to analyse linguistic aspects of the text in preparation for the digital edition.

PUBLICATIONS

Conference Papers

  • Shadrin, Lev, ‘Identifying Recurring Phrases in Karl Benedikt Hase’s ‘Secret Diary’ • The Nineteenth Century Today: Interdisciplinary, International, Intertemporal (Annual Conference of the International Nineteenth-Century Studies Association) (INCSA), University of Durham, UK, 10–12th July 2024.
  • Shadrin, Lev, ‘The Use of Greek in Karl Benedikt Hase’s ‘Secret Diary’ • Telling Byzantine History: Current Trends and New Directions (International Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Graduate Conference), Vienna, 24–25th June 2024.
  • Shadrin, Lev, ‘Transcription Correction: Exploring Recognition Errors and Discussing Alternative Approaches’ • Transkribus User Conference (TUC) 2024, Innsbruck, 15–16th February 2024 [YouTube recording here]
  • Shadrin, Lev • ‘Transkribus and its Concrete Possibilities: The Manuscripts of the Academia Taxiana‘, Innsbruck, 20th November 2023.