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Christopher Hugh Gosden
Early life and education
Gosden was born on 6 September 1955.[3] His biological mother was Jean Weddell (1928–2013), a physician, academic, and bell-ringer.[4] She gave him up for adoption soon after birth,[5] and he was subsequently adopted by Hugh and Margaret Gosden.[6] The family emigrated to Australia, but later returned to the United Kingdom:[5] he holds both Australian and British citizenship.[7] He reconnected with his birth mother in 1987.[8]
Gosden studied archaeology at the University of Sheffield, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1977 and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1983.[3]
Academic career
From 1984 to 1985, Gosden was a visiting fellow and postdoctoral researcher at the Australian National University.[6][9] He then moved to La Trobe University, where he had been appointed a lecturer in its Department of Archaeology in 1986.[6] He had been promoted to senior lecturer by the time he left Australia in 1993.[6]
In 1994, Gosden joined the
In 2005, Gosden was elected a
Personal life
In 1992, Gosden married Jane Kaye.[6] She is a legal scholar and Director of the Centre for Law, Health and Emerging Technologies at the University of Oxford.[16][17] They have two children.[6]
Selected works
- Gosden, Chris (2020). The History of Magic: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0374717902.
- Gosden, Chris (2003). Prehistory: a very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0192803436.
- Gosden, Chris (2004). Archaeology and colonialism: cultural contact from 5000 B.C. to the present. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521787956.
- Gosden, Chris; Larson, Frances (2007). Knowing things: exploring the collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum, 1884-1945. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199225897.
- Garrow, Duncan; Gosden, Chris (2012). Technologies of enchantment? Exploring Celtic art: 400 BC to AD 100. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
References
- ^ "Chris Gosden". School of Archaeology, University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Trustee: Professor Chris Gosden FBA". The British Museum. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Dr Jean M. Weddell". Ringing World. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ a b Ames, Jonathan (3 February 2021). "Professor Christopher Gosden wins £1m over lost inheritance". The Times. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ Who's Who 2021. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Christopher Hugh GOSDEN - Personal Appointments". company-information.service.gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Son cut out of mum's will wins £1,000,000 payout". Metro. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Trustee: Professor Chris Gosden FBA". The British Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Professor Chris Gosden". St Cross College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Recognition of Distinction 2003-2004" Archived 14 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Supplement (1) to The Oxford University Gazette, no. 4706 (23 September 2004). Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Professor Chris Gosden". School of Archaeology. University of Oxford. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Professor Christopher Gosden". Keble College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Professor Chris Gosden FBA". The British Academy. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Fellows: Chris Gosden". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Jane Kaye". Faculty of Law. University of Oxford. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Professor Jane Kaye". St Cross College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 28 February 2021.