John Beazley
British art historian and archaeologist (1885–1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir John Davidson Beazley, CH, FBA (/ˈbiːzli/; 13 September 1885 – 6 May 1970) was a British classical archaeologist and art historian, known for his classification of Attic vases by artistic style. He was professor of classical archaeology and art at the University of Oxford from 1925 to 1956.[1]
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Born | John Davidson Beazley (1885-09-13)13 September 1885 |
Died | 6 May 1970(1970-05-06) (aged 84) |
Title | Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art |
Board member of | British Academy |
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Marie Ezra
(m. 1919; died 1967) |
Awards | Order of the Companions of Honour |
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Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford (BA) |
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Discipline | Archaeology and classics |
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