Ian Richmond

1902 - 1965

country of citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

languages spoken, written or signed: English, Italian

educated at: Ruthin School, Corpus Christi College, British School at Rome

occupation: anthropologist, art historian, classical archaeologist, university teacher, archaeologist

award received: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Fellow of the British Academy, Knight Bachelor

Sir Ian Archibald Richmond, (10 May 1902 – 5 October 1965) was an English archaeologist and academic. He was Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire at the University of Oxford. In addition, he was Director of the British School at Rome from 1930 to 1932, President of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies from 1958 to 1961, and Director of the Society of Antiquaries of London from 1959 to 1964. Source: Wikipedia (en)