David Shotter

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University of Lancaster

David Colin Arthur Shotter

University of Lancaster
.

Career

Shotter was born in London and educated at

University of Lancaster
in 1966.

During his career, he established and chaired over 40 annual archaeological conferences for the university's Centre for North-West Regional Studies. He was Principal of Lonsdale College, Lancaster and was appointed Professor of Roman Imperial History in 2003 and retired in 2004.[1][2]

Shotter worked to establish the Cumbria and Lancashire Archaeological Unit (1979), which later became the LU Archaeological Unit (1986). He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.[1][3]

He was also a co-founder of the Lancaster Archaeological and Historical Society and its journal, Contrebis. He also played a major role in the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, as a council member, vice-president and president (2005-2008).[1][3]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b c "University of Lancaster Staff Intranet". portal.lancaster.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "David Shotter - Research Portal | Lancaster University". www.research.lancs.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Moffitt, Dominic (22 June 2021). "Tributes to 'warm and witty' uni professor with a gift for teaching". LancsLive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.