16 Facts About Malcolm Colledge

Malcolm Andrew Richard Colledge was a British archaeologist who specialized in the art of Palmyra.

Malcolm Colledge made numerous visits to the Middle East and conducted extensive research in the region.

Malcolm Colledge's father was an estate agent who by then was serving in the British Army.

Malcolm Colledge had two brothers and a sister and was raised in Croydon.

Malcolm Colledge attended Dulwich College on a scholarship where, as a 12 year old, he heard a lecture by the archaeologist Mortimer Wheeler that he said caused him to become "hooked" on archaeology for life.

Malcolm Colledge attended St John's College, Cambridge, and graduated with a degree in classics and archaeology in 1961.

In 1960, Malcolm Colledge visited the Middle East for the first time, travelling to Syria and Jordan.

In 1961 he joined Charles Burney's dig at Yanik Tepe in Iran and later at Petra where Malcolm Colledge supervised the uncovering of the main Roman street.

In 1973, Malcolm Colledge travelled to Iraq where he studied objects in the Iraq Museum and later went to Hatra to study sculptures.

Malcolm Colledge said of first visiting Palmyra that it was "love at first sight".

Malcolm Colledge documented the grave reliefs and architecture and learned the Palmyran dialect of Aramaic.

Malcolm Colledge's book The art of Palmyra is a definitive work on the subject.

Malcolm Colledge often ventured to areas off the beaten track without official permission.

In England, Malcolm Colledge became head of the department of classics at Westfield College and Queen Mary College, University of London.

Malcolm Colledge married Margaret in 1960 and she accompanied him on many of his overseas trips.

Malcolm Colledge died on 22 June 2015, unaware of ISIS actions in Palmyra.