æz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɪn ðiːz pˈoʊstwˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz, hiː wˈɜːkt hˈɑːɹd tə ɹˌiːɪstˈæblɪʃ skˈɑːlɚli lˈɪŋks ænd kˈoʊˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən əkɹˌɑːs jˈʊɹɹəp, ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪn hɪz ˈoʊn fˈiːld ʌv pˌæpɪɹˈɑːlədʒi.
As president in these post-war years, he worked hard to re-establish scholarly links and co-operation across Europe, especially in his own field of papyrology.