John Beazley | |
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![]() Beazley cataloguing an unidentified vase in 1956 | |
Born | John Davidson Beazley 13 September 1885 |
Died | 6 May 1970 | (aged 84)
Title | Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art |
Board member of | British Academy |
Spouse |
Marie Ezra
(m. 1919; died 1967) |
Awards | Order of the Companions of Honour |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford (BA) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Archaeology and classics |
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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]