John Beazley

British art historian and archaeologist (1885-1970) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 84

Sir John Davidson Beazley 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.

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1970Died6 May 19701965Feltrinelli PrizeAward1960Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of ParisAward1957Kenyon MedalAward1946Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of LyonAward1885Born13 September 1885