Christopher Chippindale
Christopher Chippindale | |
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Born | 13 October 1951 |
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Spouse |
Anne (m. 1976–2008) |
Partner | Justice Oleka (civil partnership 2008) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge Girton College, Cambridge |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Archaeology |
Sub-discipline | |
Institutions |
Christopher Ralph Chippindale,
Early life and education
Chippindale was born on 13 October 1951, to Keith and Ruth Chippindale. He was educated at
Career
Chippindale was a research fellow in archaeology at Girton College, Cambridge from 1985 to 1988 and bye-fellow from 1988 to 1991.[2] In 1987, he was appointed assistant curator of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge.[4] He was promoted to Senior Assistant Curator in 1993.[2] In 2001, he was appointed reader in archaeology at the University of Cambridge.[4] He concurrently held the positions of reader and curator for British archaeology at the museum.[5] He retired in 2013, and is now reader emeritus at the university and a senior fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.[6][7]
Outside of his university career, he served as editor of the academic journal Antiquity for ten years, from 1987 to 1997.[6]
Personal life
In 1976, Chippindale married Anne Lowe. Together they had four children; two sons and two daughters. They divorced in 2008. In 2008, he entered into a civil partnership with Justice Oleka.[2] His brother Peter Chippindale was a journalist and author.
Honours
On 10 January 1991, Chippindale was elected
Works
His publications include:[4]
- Stonehenge Complete (first published 1983, 4th edition 2012)
- Who Owns Stonehenge? (1990)
- The Archaeology of Rock Art (1998)
- Nash, George; Chippindale, Christopher, eds. (2002). European landscapes of rock-art. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780415257350.
References
- ^ McKie, Robin (25 November 2001). "Stone Age man's terrors still stalk modern nightmares". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d "CHIPPINDALE, Christopher Ralph". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. November 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- . Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Christopher Chippindale, Esq". People of Today Online. Debrett's. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "People". McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Jarman, Emma (26 February 2020). "Dr Christopher Chippindale". Department of Archaeology. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "C". List of Fellows. Society of Antiquaries of London. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2013.