Ian Richmond

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Professor
Sir Ian Richmond
Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire
Academic background
EducationRuthin School
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Oxford
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
Classics
Sub-disciplineRoman Britain
Roman Empire
Classical archaeology
InstitutionsQueen's University Belfast
British School at Rome
Durham University
University of Oxford

Sir Ian Archibald Richmond,

Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies from 1958 to 1961, and Director of the Society of Antiquaries of London
from 1959 to 1964.

Early life

Richmond was born on 10 May 1902 in

Literae Humaniores degree.[2] He spent the next two years studying at the British School at Rome.[3]

Academic career

In 1926, following his studies, Richmond joined

chair of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire at Oxford.[6]

He was a prolific excavator of Romano-British sites, specialising in small-scale excavations, often just a single trench placed at a crucial point in a Roman fort which thereby established both the date and purpose of the fort. He excavated at

Chedworth Roman villa. However his two major projects were at the Hod Hill[7] Iron Age hillfort where he elucidated the Roman fort that was inserted into one corner, and then at Inchtuthil[8] near Perth in Scotland, the legionary fortress occupied during Agricola
's advance into Scotland. He also wrote a highly successful book on Roman Britain for the Penguin series.

On 25 April 1944, he was appointed a member of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.[9] He was also appointed a member of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England on 2 April 1946.[10] He was a Commissioner until his death, making an important contribution to their study and record of Roman monuments.

Death

Having experienced two years of minor heart troubles,[4] Richmond died at his home in Oxford on 5 October 1965.[2] He was 63 at the time of his sudden death.[3][11] His funeral was held on 8 October 1965 at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford.[12]

Personal life

Richmond was a devout

Anglican.[2] In 1938, he married Isabel Little. Together they had two children; one son, Hugh, and one daughter, Helen.[5]

Honours

Richmond was elected Fellow of the

Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on 22 July 1964.[13]

Legacy

The Richmond Prize is awarded every year by the Archaeology department of Newcastle University for the best performance at Stage 2, given to an undergraduate at the end of their second year.[14]

Publications

  • Roman Britain (1955) Penguin.

References

  1. ^ The Antiquaries Journal 45,September 1965 p ix
  2. ^
    doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35744. Retrieved 14 December 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  3. ^ a b c Shotter, David. "The Archaeologists of Lancaster". Council for British Archaeology. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  4. ^
    JSTOR 297425
    .
  5. ^ a b c "Obituary – Prof. Sir Ian Richmond". The Times. 6 October 1965. p. 16.
  6. ^ "History of the School of Archaeology". University of Oxford. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  7. ^ Hod Hill: Excavations carried out between 1951 and 1958 for the Trustees of the British Museum, British Museum
  8. ^ L.F.Pitts, J.K.St Joseph. Inchtuthil, The Roman Legionary Fortresss, Britannnia Monograph series 6, 1985
  9. ^ "No. 36501". The London Gazette. 5 May 1944. p. 2071.
  10. ^ "No. 37520". The London Gazette. 2 April 1946. p. 1634.
  11. ^ "Further Information". UK Book World. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  12. ^ "Deaths – Richmond". The Times. 6 October 1965.
  13. ^ "No. 43390". The London Gazette. 24 July 1964. p. 6313.
  14. ^ "Degree Programme Handbook 2019/20" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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