Geraint Dyfed Barri Jones | |
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Born | |
Died | 16 July 1999 | (aged 63)
Nationality | English |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Alma mater | Oxford University |
Known for | Excavation of Roman North Africa and Aerial Photography in archaeology. |
Scientific career | |
Fields | History Archaeology |
Institutions | University of Manchester |
Notable students | David Mattingly |
Geraint Dyfed Barri Jones FSA (4 April 1936 – 16 July 1999) was a classical scholar and archaeologist.
Born in St Helens to Welsh-speaking parents, he attended High Wycombe Royal Grammar School (where his father was the senior modern languages master and his mother also taught) from 1947–54, and won a Welsh Foundation Scholarship to read classics at Jesus College, Oxford.