Ronald Burrows
Ronald Montagu Burrows (16 August 1867 – 14 May 1920) was a British archaeologist and academic, who served as Principal of King's College London from 1913 to 1920.
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| Born | Ronald Montagu Burrows 16 August 1867 Rugby, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 14 May 1920 (aged 52) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Charterhouse School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Known for | Minoan civilization |
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| Fields | Archaeology |
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Biography
He was born on 16 August 1867 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, the son of the Rev. Leonard Francis Burrows, a master at Rugby School, and his wife Mary Vicars. He was educated at Charterhouse School. and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1886, graduating in Greats in 1890.[1][2]
Burrows began his academic career as assistant to Gilbert Murray, Professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow from 1891 to 1897. Burrows was then appointed Professor of Greek at University College, Cardiff, where he taught from 1898 until 1908. He was Hulme Professor of Greek at the University of Manchester between 1908 and 1913. In 1913, he was appointed Principal of King's College London, a post he held until his death in 1920. His time there was marked by the foundation of the Koreas Chair.[1][3]
Burrows was also involved in bringing Greece into the First World War as a political and military ally of the United Kingdom. He was a strong, uncritical supporter of Eleftherios Venizelos.[1]
Works
Burrows was a noted archaeologist who carried out excavations in Greece at Pílos (ancient Pylos, on the Coryphasium promontory) and the nearby island of Sfaktiría. This work helped to establish studies of the Minoan civilization. With Percy and Annie Ure, he undertook major excavations at Rhitsona in Boeotia.
References
- Clogg, Richard (23 September 2004). "Burrows, Ronald Montagu (1867–1920), classical scholar and university principal". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37248. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- Burke, Edmund (1921). The Annual Register. Rivingtons. p. 137.
Bibliography
- George Glasgow, Ronald Burrows: a memoir. London, 1924.
External links
- Encyclopædia Britannica Article
- Collected papers of Ronald M. Burrows
- Ronald M. Burrows at Library of Congress, with 8 library catalogue records (under multiple adjacent headings)