Greta Hort was an academic and college principal. She graduated with a Masters Degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1927, and then lectured at the university for two years. After moving to England, she was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Cambridge University in 1931 and was a research fellow at Girton College from that year until 1934.
Hort came to Australia in 1938, and was principal of the Women's College at the University of Melbourne. She tutored in philosophy, and her enthusiasm for teaching resulted in many of her students being awarded prizes for academic excellence. During this period, Hort was actively involved in the Danish community and held a number of administrative positions, including membership of the university council and presidency of the Australasian Society of Psychology and Philosophy in Victoria. She translated several critical works including Mamre: essays in religion (1946)
In 1946, Hort left Melbourne to research in Prague, and in 1957 became Chair of English Literature at Aarhus University in Denmark. Her knowledge of Australian literature and culture enabled her to become an early proponent of Australian Studies in Europe. She lectured on Australian Literature in Germany, and edited a school textbook on the subject for Danish students.
Hort won the Tagea Brandt prize for academic achievement in 1965, and was admitted to the Order of the Dannebrog in the same year.
