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John Garstang

British archaeologist (1876–1956)

John Garstang (5 May 1876 – 12 September 1956) was a British archaeologist of the Ancient Near East, especially Egypt, Sudan, Anatolia and the southern Levant. He was the younger brother of Professor Walter Garstang, FRS, a marine biologist and zoologist.²

From Wikipedia’s article on John Garstang (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 5, 1876, died Sep 12, 1956.¹

About

Garstang is considered a pioneer in the development of scientific practices in archaeology as he kept detailed records of his excavations with extensive photographic records, which was a comparatively rare practice in early 20th-century archaeology.

From Wikipedia’s article on John Garstang, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

British Institute at AnkaraFounder¹²
British Institute at AnkaraChair 1947 to 1968¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedJesus College³

Career

Occupation: anthropologist, university teacher, archaeologist, orientalist.⁸

Since 1947Chair, British Institute at Ankara⁷
Date not recordedWorked at University of Liverpool⁴
Date not recordedFounded British Institute at Ankara⁵
Date not recordedFounded Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology⁶

Personal life

BornMay 5, 1876, Blackburn⁹
DiedSep 12, 1956, Beirut¹⁰
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom¹¹

Garstang married Marie Louise Berges, from France, in 1907. Over the years, Marie travelled extensively with him. "When in England, they lived in Formby, near Liverpool, where Marie died in 1949. He died some years later, in Beirut, on the return journey from a holiday cruise. It was 1956 and he was eighty years old. They had two children, John Berges Garstang who died in 1965, aged 57 years, and Meroe Fleming (born Garstang), who died in 1994 at the age of 79 years."

Garstang's posthumous monograph The Geography of the Hittite Empire was completed with the help of his sister R. Garstang and his colleague Oliver Gurney after John was disabled by illness in 1953. Gurney's wife, Diane Grazebrook, provided the maps.