Percy Gardner
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Percy Gardner was an English classical archaeologist.
Percy Gardner was born in London
, and was educated at the City of London School
and Christ's College, Cambridge
. Graduating BA with a first-class in the classics and moral sciences tripos in 1869, he became a fellow of Christ's in 1872.
From 1871 to 1887 he was an assistant in the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum
. He was Disney professor of archaeology
at Cambridge from 1880 to 1887, and was then appointed professor of classical archaeology at Oxford
, where he had a stimulating influence on the study of ancient, and particularly Greek, art.
He also became prominent as an historical critic on Biblical subjects.
His brother, Ernest Arthur Gardner
, was also a prominent archaeologist.
Percy Gardner was born in London
London
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, and was educated at the City of London School
City of London School
The City of London School is a boys' independent day school on the banks of the River Thames in the City of London, England. It is the brother school of the City of London School for Girls and the co-educational City of London Freemen's School...
and Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
. Graduating BA with a first-class in the classics and moral sciences tripos in 1869, he became a fellow of Christ's in 1872.
From 1871 to 1887 he was an assistant in the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
. He was Disney professor of archaeology
Disney Professorship of Archaeology
The Disney Professorship of Archaeology, also known as the Disney Chair, is a professorship in the University of Cambridge. It was endowed with a donation of £1,000 by John Disney in 1851, followed by a further £3,500 in a bequest at his death...
at Cambridge from 1880 to 1887, and was then appointed professor of classical archaeology at 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...
, where he had a stimulating influence on the study of ancient, and particularly Greek, art.
He also became prominent as an historical critic on Biblical subjects.
His brother, Ernest Arthur Gardner
Ernest Arthur Gardner
Ernest Arthur Gardner was an English archaeologist.Ernest Arthur Gardner was educated at the City of London school and Caius College, Cambridge...
, was also a prominent archaeologist.
Selected works
- Stephani on the Tombs at Mycenae The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 1. (1880), pp. 94-106
- Types of Greek Coins (1883)
- A Numismatic Commentary on PausaniasPausanias (geographer)Pausanias was a Greek traveler and geographer of the 2nd century AD, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. He is famous for his Description of Greece , a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from firsthand observations, and is a crucial link between classical...
(with F Imhoof-Blumer, 1887) - New Chapters in Greek History (1892), an account of excavations in GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and Asia MinorAsia MinorAsia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey... - Manual of Greek Antiquities (with FB Jevons, 2nd ed. 1898)
- Grammar of Greek Art (1905)
- Exploratio Evangelica (1899), on the origin of Christian belief
- A Historic View of the New Testament (1901)
- Growth of Christianity (1907).
External links
"Homer and Recent Archæology", Percy Gardner in Macmillan's Magazine, Vol. LIV, May to Oct. 1886, pages 368-379- Digital Library Numis (DLN) Gardner online books and articles