R. J. Hopper

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Robert John Hopper,

Ancient History at the University of Sheffield. He was Dean
of the university's Faculty of Arts from 1967 to 1970.

Early life

Hopper was born on 13 August 1910. He was educated at

University College of Swansea.[1] He was then awarded a scholarship, the Rhonda studentship, to study at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. There, he completed the diploma in classical archaeology and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in classics.[2]

Academic career

Hopper was the Senior Lecturer in charge of the Department of Ancient History at the

Sheffield, England from 1947 to 1956.[3] From 1967 to 1970, he was Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Sheffield and, by 1976, was a Professor Emeritus.[4]

In 1953, he wrote the book The Attic Silver Mines in the 4th Century BC.

Laurium mines, titled The Laurium Mines: A Reconsideration[9] and, that same year, wrote the segment "Observations on the Wappenmünzen" in the book Essays in Greek Coinage by C. M. Kraay and G. K. Jenkins.[10][11] In 1971, he participated in the Research Seminar in Archaeology and Related Subjects at University of Sheffield.[12] In 1979, Hopper wrote Trade and Industry in Ancient Greece which, along with his other books, has been cited several times.[13][14][15][16]

Hopper was a member of the Managing Committee of the

British School of Archaeology at Athens and wrote two popular books on ancient Greek history, The Acropolis (1971)[14] and The Early Greeks (1976).[17]

Honours

Hopper was an elected

Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA).[18]

References

  1. ISBN 9781558620216 – via Internet Archive
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  2. ^ "Prof R. J. Hopper". The Times. No. 62819. 13 July 1987. p. 14.
  3. ^ Current Archaeology, Issues 121-132. A. W. Selkirk. 1990. p. 121. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ISBN 9780856420245
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  5. ISBN 978-9047428497
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    ISBN 0719024013
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  7. ISBN 978-1136783937
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  8. ISBN 0924171529
    . Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  9. ISBN 978-1134268542
    . Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  10. ISBN 0847677923
    . Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  11. ^ Archaeology, Volumes 23-24. Archaeological Institute of America. 1970. p. 76. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  12. ISBN 9780715606735
    . Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  13. ISBN 0300049838
    . Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  14. ^ a b Talbert, Richard J. A. (2002). Atlas of Classical History. Routledge. pp. 181–182.
    ISBN 1134966539
    . Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  15. ISBN 0520074017
    . Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  16. University of Oxford Press
  17. ISBN 1469753235
    . Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  18. ^ Quennell, Peter, History Today, page 294, 1956
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