Robert Hamilton (archaeologist)
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Robert William Hamilton, FBA (26 November 1905 – 25 September 1995) was a British archaeologist and academic. He was senior lecturer in Near Eastern archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1949 to 1956 and a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1959 to 1972. He was keeper (head) of the Ashmolean Museum from 1962 to 1972.
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Born | Robert William Hamilton (1905-11-26)26 November 1905 |
Died | 25 September 1995(1995-09-25) (aged 89) |
Education | Winchester College |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Occupation(s) | Archaeologist Lecturer Curator |
Title | Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum |
Term | 1962 to 1972 |
Predecessor | Sir Karl Parker |
Successor | Sir David Piper |
Spouse | Eileen Hetty Lowick |
Children | Five |
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