William Ridgeway
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Sir William Ridgeway was a classical scholar
and the Disney Professor of Archaeology
at Cambridge University.
Ridgeway was educated at Portarlington School and Trinity College, Dublin
, after which he studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge
then Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
, completing the Classical tripos
there in 1880.
In 1883 Ridgeway was elected Professor of Greek at University College, Cork, then Disney Professor of Archaeology at Cambridge in 1892.
He contributed articles to the Encyclopaedia Biblica
, 1903.
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
and the 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 University.
Ridgeway was educated at Portarlington School and Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
, after which he studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the oldest college of the University, having been founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely...
then Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is often referred to simply as "Caius" , after its second founder, John Keys, who fashionably latinised the spelling of his name after studying in Italy.- Outline :Gonville and...
, completing the Classical tripos
Tripos
The University of Cambridge, England, divides the different kinds of honours bachelor's degree by Tripos , plural Triposes. The word has an obscure etymology, but may be traced to the three-legged stool candidates once used to sit on when taking oral examinations...
there in 1880.
In 1883 Ridgeway was elected Professor of Greek at University College, Cork, then Disney Professor of Archaeology at Cambridge in 1892.
He contributed articles to the Encyclopaedia Biblica
Encyclopaedia Biblica
Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political and Religion History, the Archeology, Geography and Natural History of the Bible , edited by Thomas Kelly Cheyne and J. Sutherland Black, is a critical encyclopedia of the Bible. In Theology/Biblical studies, it is often...
, 1903.