Eric Birley | |
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Born | Eric Barff Birley 12 January 1906 Eccles, Lancashire, England |
Died | 20 October 1995 Carvoran House, Greenhead, Northumberland, England | (aged 89)
Nationality | English |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Alma mater | Clifton College Brasenose College, Oxford |
Known for | Excavations of Vindolanda Studies into the organisation and methods of the Roman Army |
Scientific career | |
Fields | History Archaeology |
Institutions | Hatfield College University of Durham |
Doctoral students | John Spaul |
Other notable students | David Breeze Brian Dobson |
Eric Barff Birley, MBE, FBA, FSA, FSA Scot[1] (12 January 1906 – 20 October 1995), was a British historian and archaeologist, particularly associated with the excavation of the forts near Hadrian's Wall, notably at Vindolanda.