Professor Vere Gordon Childe
Preferred forename Gordon
Professor of archaeology
- Born
- 14 April 1892, North Sydney, New South Wales
- Died
- 19 October 1957, Blackheath, New South Wales
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- The Revd Stephen Henry Childe (CofE priest)
- Mother
- Harriet Eliza Gordon
Degrees
| 1914 | Bachelor of Arts | The University of Sydney |
Career
- BLitt Oxon 1916.
- DLit Harvard 1936, DS Penn State 1937, DLitt hc Syd 1957.
- FBA.
- Archaeologist and political theorist.
- Abercromby Prof of Prehistoric Archaeology, UEdin 1927-46.
- Prof of Prehistoric European Archaeology, ULond 1946-57.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/childe-vere-gordon-5580
Other Online: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001550b.htm