Geoffrey Wainwright (archaeologist)
Geoffrey Wainwright University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire Institute of Archaeology | |
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Geoffrey John Wainwright, Prehistoric Society from 1981 to 1985 and the Society of Antiquaries of London from 2007 to 2010.[1]
Early life and education
Wainwright was born on 19 September 1937 in
first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1958.[2] He undertook postgraduate research in "the Mesolithic cultures of south-west Wales" at the Institute of Archaeology, University of London,[2][3] completing his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1961.[2]
Career
From 1961 to 1963, Wainwright was professor of
University of Baroda in India.[1][4] He then joined the Inspectorate of Ancient Monuments in what was to become English Heritage, serving as an inspector from 1963 to 1980, a principal inspector from 1980 to 1990, and as Chief Archaeologist from 1989 to 1999.[1][4] He was a visiting professor at the University of Southampton from 1991, and was a visiting professor at the UCL Institute of Archaeology from 1995 to 2005.[1]
Wainwright was involved in his first
timber circles. In 1972, he excavated the Iron Age settlement at Gussage All Saints, Dorset.[5]
Later life
In retirement, Wainwright lived in Pontfaen, Pembrokeshire, Wales.[6] He died at home on 6 March 2017, aged 79.[6][2] His funeral was held on 20 March at the Parc Gwyn Crematorium in Narberth, Pembrokeshire.[6]
Personal life
Wainwright was first married to Sue Lukes and they had three children.[2] Having divorced Sue, he married Judith Paton in 1977.[4][2]
Honours
In the 1991
Grahame Clark Medal for Prehistoric Archaeology by the British Academy.[8]
On 2 March 1967, he was elected
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).[1]
Selected works
- Wainwright, G. J.; Bowen, H. C. (1979). Gussage All Saints: an Iron Age settlement in Dorset. London: HMSO.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Geoffrey John WAINWRIGHT". People of Today. Debrett's. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Darvill, Timothy (15 March 2017). "Geoff Wainwright obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- doi:10.5334/pia.114.
- ^ a b c "WAINWRIGHT, Geoffrey John". Who's Who 2017. Oxford University Press. November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- S2CID 161927346. Archived from the original(PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Death Notices & Obituaries: Geoffrey John Wainwright". Western Telegraph. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "No. 52382". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1990. pp. 12–16.
- ^ "Grahame Clark Medal 2006". British Academy. 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Fellows Directory – W". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "The Society's Founding Fellows and Fellows" (PDF). Learned Society of Wales. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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