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Goodchild, R. G. (Richard George) (British archaeologist)

 Person

Biography

Richard Goodchild was a renowned British archaeologist known for his work on classical archaeology and epigraphy of the Roman Provinces, with a particular focus on Libya and its main regions, Cyrenaica and Tripolitania. He worked alongside John Bryan Ward-Perkins (BSR Director, 1945-1974) and Joyce Reynolds for the publication of the Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania. In 1960, he took over the directorship of the newly established British Institute of History and Archaeology in East Africa.

Nationality

English.

Education

University of Oxford.

Role within the BSR

Librarian, 1948-1953; Member of the Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters, 1967-1968.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Goodchild, Richard George, 1967 - 1968, Academic year: 1967-1968

 File

Goodchild, Richard George, 1967 - 1968, Academic year: 1967-1968

Reference number: AR-02.03.02/28
Scope and Contents

Documents from this file include: invitation letter by Anthony James (Secretary of FAHL) to join the Faculty for a four-year spell; letter of acceptance by Goodchild; correspondence with FAHL Secretary concerning meetings; obituaries by The Times (20 and 21 February 1968).

Dates: Record Keeping: 1967 - 1968; Academic year: 1967-1968
Found in: British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections / AR, British School at Rome Administrative Archive / Governance, Faculties and Committees records / Academic Programmes and Committees records. Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters / Membership and Members. Correspondence / E-J

North Africa, 1946 - 1953

 File

North Africa, 1946 - 1953

Reference number: AR-07.01.EXCA/3
Scope and Contents This file is about the archaeological expeditions in Libya, particularly in the regions of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica. Much of it focuses on the archaeological excavations conducted in Libya between 1948 and 1951, particularly in Sabratha and Lepcis Magna, which various British learned institutions and societies supported financially and logistically. Olwen Brogan supervised the Sabratha excavation during the 1948-1951 expedition led by John Bryan Ward-Perkins and Kathleen Kenyon, Institute...
Dates: 1946 - 1953
Found in: British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections / AR, British School at Rome Administrative Archive / John Bryan Ward-Perkins Directorship (1945-1974) / Academic year administration / Excavations

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