John Myres
Encyclopedia
Sir John Linton Myres was a British
archaeologist. He conducted excavations in Cyprus in 1904. He became the first Wykeham Professor of Ancient History, at the University of Oxford
, in 1910, having been Gladstone Professor of Greek
and Lecturer in Ancient Geography, University of Liverpool
from 1907. He contributed to the British Naval Intelligence Division Geographical Handbook Series
that was published during the Second World War, and to the noted 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica (1910–1911). He highly influenced the British-Australian archaeologist Vere Gordon Childe
.
United Kingdom
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archaeologist. He conducted excavations in Cyprus in 1904. He became the first Wykeham Professor of Ancient History, at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, in 1910, having been Gladstone Professor of Greek
Gladstone Professor of Greek
The Gladstone Chair of Greek was one of the original endowments of the foundation of the University of Liverpool in 1881. The Chair was named in recognition of the scholarship of W E Gladstone, the British prime minister, and the close association of the Gladstone family with Liverpool.With the...
and Lecturer in Ancient Geography, University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
from 1907. He contributed to the British Naval Intelligence Division Geographical Handbook Series
Naval Intelligence Handbooks
The British Naval Intelligence Division Geographical Handbook Series was produced between 1941 and 1946. At 31 titles, encompassing 58 volumes, this is the largest single body of geographical writing ever published. The books were written to provide information for the Allied war effort. They...
that was published during the Second World War, and to the noted 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica (1910–1911). He highly influenced the British-Australian archaeologist Vere Gordon Childe
Vere Gordon Childe
Vere Gordon Childe , better known as V. Gordon Childe, was an Australian archaeologist and philologist who specialised in the study of European prehistory. A vocal socialist, Childe accepted the socio-economic theory of Marxism and was an early proponent of Marxist archaeology...
.
Works
- The Dawn of History (1911)
- Handbook of the Cesnola collection of antiquities from Cyprus (1914)
- The Political Ideas of the Greeks (1927)
- Who were the Greeks? (1930), Sather Lectures
Further reading
- D.H.G. "J.L. Myres: [Obituary]", The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 74. (1954), pp. 181–182.
External links
- http://england.prm.ox.ac.uk/englishness-John-Linton-Myres.html