Ofra Magidor

Ofra Magidor (Hebrew: עפרה מגידור; born 1976) is an Israeli philosopher and logician, currently serving as the Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Magdalen College. She earned her BSc in mathematics, philosophy, and computer science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2002, followed by a BPhil in philosophy from Balliol College, Oxford, in 2004. She completed her DPhil at Balliol College in 2007. Magidor has been lecturing at Oxford since 2005, holding positions such as junior research fellow at The Queen's College and tutorial fellow at Balliol College. In 2016, she became the Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy, being the second woman to hold this distinguished professorship. In 2014, she was honored with the Philip Leverhulme Prize for her significant research contributions. She is also an active member of the editorial boards for several academic journals, including Disputatio, Ergo, Thought, and Mind. Her father is the mathematician Menachem Magidor.