| 词条 | Basil Megaw |
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Basil Richardson Stanley Megaw FRSE FSA FMA (1913-2002) was a British archaeologist. He was the first Director of the School of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh. LifeHe was born on 22 June 1913 in Belfast the son of Arthur S. Megaw and his wife, Helen Bertha Smith.[1] He was educated at Mourne Grange then Campbell College in Belfast. He then obtained a place at Peterhouse College, Cambridge where he graduated BA in Archaeology and Anthropology in 1935.[2] He joined the Manx Museum in 1936 as Assistant Director and in 1940 he replaced William Cubbon as Director, holding this post from 1947 to 1957.[3] In 1940 he was also appointed an Inspector of Ancient Monuments in England but could not take on this role due to the Second World War. He instead became a Scientific Officer for RAF Bomber Command.[4] From 1957 to 1969 he was Director of the School of Scottish Studies being replaced in 1969 by Prof John MacQueen. In 1966 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Douglas Allan, Wreford Watson, Alexander Charles Stephen and Douglas Guthrie.[5] From 1974 to 1977 he was Vice President of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He retired fully in 1980 and died in Stevenage on 22 August 2002. FamilyHe was married to Eleanor Hardy (d.1977). They had two children, Sam and Helen. References1. ^https://www.myheritage.com/names/basil_megaw {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Megaw, Basil}}{{UK-archaeologist-stub}}2. ^http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/basil-megaw-1-625490 3. ^https://www.rse.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/obits_alpha/megaw_basil.pdf 4. ^http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/basil-megaw-1-625490 5. ^{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf}} 8 : 1913 births|2002 deaths|People from Belfast|British archaeologists|Alumni of the University of Cambridge|Academics of the University of Edinburgh|Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland |
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