Eric Birley | |
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_002.jpg) Birley's Hatfield College portrait | |
| Born | Eric Barff Birley 12 January 1906 Eccles, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 20 October 1995 (aged 89) Carvoran House, Greenhead, Northumberland, England |
| 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.
- ^ "Emeritus Professor Eric Barff Birley, M.B.E., M.A., D.Phil., D.Litt., F.B.A., Hon.F.S.A.Scot. Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine," Society of Antiquaries of London. n.d. (Retrieved 18 October 2010.)