The Rev. Greville John Chester and ‘The Ashmolean Museum as a Home for Archaeology in Oxford’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12415576 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gertrud Seidmann (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-27 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the History of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-4740 • E-ISSN: 2047-6930 |
| Publisher | Ubiquity Press, Ltd. (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5334/bha.16104 |
| OpenAlex | W2124464709 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Greville John Chester (1830–1892), an Oxford alumnus and ordained clergyman, devoted the latter half of his life to travel and exploration in Egypt and the Levant, where he collected archaeological artefacts for the British Museum and other institutions. His devotion to Oxford University led him not only to become a prodigious donor to the Ashmolean Museum, but to intervene actively in the debate on the future of the museum and of the teaching of archaeology within in the University in a period of change
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Period (music · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Classics · History · Museums and Cultural Heritage
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |