Ian Richmond was Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire at the University of Oxford.
18 Facts About Ian Richmond
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Ian Richmond was educated at Ruthin School, a public school in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales.
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Ian Richmond achieved a third class in Mods in 1922 and a second class in Greats in 1924 of his Literae Humaniores degree.
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Ian Richmond spent the next two years studying at the British School at Rome.
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In 1926, following his studies, Ian Richmond joined Queen's University Belfast as a lecturer in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History.
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Ian Richmond was promoted to Reader in 1943 and to professor in 1950.
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Ian Richmond was Public Orator for Durham University from 1949 to 1951.
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Ian Richmond was a prolific excavator of Romano-British sites, specialising in small-scale excavations, often just a single trench placed at a crucial point in a Roman fort which thereby established both the date and purpose of the fort.
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Ian Richmond excavated at Segontium in Caernarfon, Chester, South Shields, Lancaster, Bath, Silchester, Inveresk Roman Fort and Chedworth Roman villa.
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Ian Richmond wrote a highly successful book on Roman Britain for the Penguin series.
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Ian Richmond was appointed a member of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England on 2 April 1946.
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Ian Richmond was a Commissioner until his death, making an important contribution to their study and record of Roman monuments.
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Ian Richmond was 63 at the time of his sudden death.
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Ian Richmond's funeral was held on 8 October 1965 at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford.
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Ian Richmond was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1931 and Fellow of the British Academy in 1947.
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Ian Richmond was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1958.
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Ian Richmond was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on 22 July 1964.
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The Ian Richmond Prize is awarded every year by the Archaeology department of Newcastle University for the best performance at Stage 2, given to an undergraduate at the end of their second year.