John Beazley

John Beazley
Beazley cataloguing an unidentified vase in 1956
Born
John Davidson Beazley

(1885-09-13)13 September 1885
Died6 May 1970(1970-05-06) (aged 84)
TitleLincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art
Board member ofBritish Academy
Spouse
Marie Ezra
(m. 1919; died 1967)
AwardsOrder of the Companions of Honour
Academic background
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford (BA)
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology and classics
Sub-discipline
Institutions
Notable works
  • Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters (1946)
  • Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters (1956)

Sir John Davidson Beazley, CH, FBA (/ˈbzli/; 13 September 1885 – 6 May 1970) was a British classical archaeologist and art historian, known for his classification of Attic vases by artistic style. He was professor of classical archaeology and art at the University of Oxford from 1925 to 1956.[1]

  1. ^ "Sir John Beazley". University of Oxford. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.