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'''Kenan Tevfik Erim''' (13 February 1929, [[Istanbul|İstanbul]] – 3 November 1990, [[Ankara]]) was a Turkish [[archaeologist]] who excavated from 1961 until his death at the site of [[Aphrodisias]] in [[Turkey]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bowersock |first=G. W. |date=1991 |title=Kenan Tevfik Erim, 1929-1990 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/505726 |journal=American Journal of Archaeology |volume=95 |issue=2 |pages=281–283 |issn=0002-9114}}</ref>
'''Kenan Erim''' (1929 &ndash; 1990) was a [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[archaeologist]].


==Vita==
==Life==
Erim's father, Tevfik Erim, was a diplomat who was a member of the Political Section of the Secretariat of the [[League of Nations]] in the 1930s (attending as such the [[Évian Conference]]) and of the Turkish delegation to the [[United Nations]] in the 1950s. Kenan Erim was raised and educated in [[Geneva]], Switzerland, and undertook university studies in the United States. He took his first degree in [[Classical archaeology]] at [[New York University]] (NYU) in 1953, and his Ph.D. at [[Princeton University]] in 1958.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Flint |first=Peter B. |date=1990-11-05 |title=Kenan Erim, Leading Excavator Of Marble Roman City, Dies at 61 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/05/obituaries/kenan-erim-leading-excavator-of-marble-roman-city-dies-at-61.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


In 1957, he lectured at [[Indiana University]], and from 1958 onwards he was employed by NYU, where he became full professor in 1971. The [[New York University Institute of Fine Arts|NYU Institute of Fine Arts]], alongside Oxford University, continues to supervise the excavations at Aphrodisias to this day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aphrodisias Excavations |url=https://aphrodisias-excavations.com}}</ref> There is a grave memorial to Professor Erim near the [[Anastylosis|reconstructed]] Tetraplyon.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Uzun |first=Ferdi |date=2 November 2022 |title=Mezarı Afrodisias Antik Kenti’nde olan arkeolog: Kenan Erim |trans-title=The archeologist whose grave is in the Ancient City of Aphrodisias: Kenan Erim |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/kultur/mezari-afrodisias-antik-kenti-nde-olan-arkeolog-kenan-erim/2727236 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=www.aa.com.tr |language=Tr}}</ref>
Professor Kenan Tefvik Erim (born 13 February 1929 in Istanbul; died of a heart attack 3 November 1990 in Ankara) was best known as the excavator of the site of [[Aphrodisias]] from 1961 until his death.

Although of Turkish birth, Kenan Erim was raised and educated in Geneva, Switzerland, and undertook university studies in the USA. He took his first degree in Classical Archaeology at [[New York University]] in 1953, and his PhD at [[Princeton University]] in 1958. From 1957 he spent one year lecturing at [[Indiana University]], and from 1958 he was hired at NYU, where he bacame full professor in 1971, and remained until his death. NYU still conduct the excavations at Aphrodisias to this day.


==Honours==
==Honours==
*1961: [[Guggenheim Fellowship]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/kenan-t-erim/|title = John Simon Guggenheim Foundation &#124; Kenan T. Erim}}</ref>

*1986: Liberty Medal of New York City
*1986: Liberty Medal of New York City
*1987: Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy
*1987: Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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* 'Morgantina', ''American Journal of Archaeology'' 62 (1958), pp. 79–90 (reprinted in ''Morgantina Studies'' II, Princeton University Press, 1989)

* 'Two inscriptions from Aphrodisias', ''Papers of the British School at Rome'' 37 (1969), 92-5
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*'Morgantina', ''American Journal of Archaeology'' 62 (1958), pp. 79-90 (reprinted in ''Morgantina Studies'' II, Princeton University Press, 1989)
*'Two inscriptions from Aphrodisias', ''Papers of the British School at Rome'' 37 (1969), 92-5
* 'A letter of Gordian III from Aphrodisias in Caria' (with [[Joyce Reynolds (classicist)|J. Reynolds]]), ''Journal of Roman Studies'' 59 (1969), 56-58
*'A letter of Gordian III from Aphrodisias in Caria' (with J. Reynolds), ''Journal of Roman Studies'' 59 (1969), 56-58
* 'The copy of Diocletian's Edict on Maximum Prices from Aphrodisias in Caria' (with J. Reynolds), ''Journal of Roman Studies'' 60 (1970), 120-140
*'The copy of Diocletian's Edict on Maximum Prices from Aphrodisias in Caria' (with J. Reynolds), ''Journal of Roman Studies'' 60 (1970), 120-140
* 'Diocletian's Currency Reform, a new inscription from Aphrodisias' (with J. Reynolds & M. Crawford), ''Journal of Roman Studies'' 61 (1971), 171-77
* 'Aphrodisias, Awakened City of Ancient Art', 'National Geographic Magazine' Vol. 141, No. 6 (1972), 766-791
*'Diocletian's Currency Reform, a new inscription from Aphrodisias' (with J. Reynolds & M. Crawford), ''Journal of Roman Studies'' 61 (1971), 171-77
*'A portait sculpture of Domitian from Aphrodisias, Opuscula Romana 9 (1973), 135-42
* 'A portrait sculpture of Domitian from Aphrodisias, Opuscula Romana 9 (1973), 135-42
*'The Aphrodisias copy of Diocletian's Price Edict' (with J. Reynolds), ''Journal of Roman Studies'' 63 (1973), 99-110
* 'The Aphrodisias copy of Diocletian's Price Edict' (with J. Reynolds), ''Journal of Roman Studies'' 63 (1973), 99-110
*'Aphrodisias' (with J. Reynolds) in (edd. Inan, Alföldi), ''Römische und frühbyzantinische Porträtplastik aus der Turkei'' (Mainz, 1979), nos. 173-209
* 'Aphrodisias' (with J. Reynolds) in (edd. Inan, Alföldi), ''Römische und frühbyzantinische Porträtplastik aus der Turkei'' (Mainz, 1979), nos. 173-209
* K. T. Erim, A relief showing Claudius and Britannia from Aphrodisias, Britannia 13 (1982), 277-81
* 'A relief showing Claudius and Britannia from Aphrodisias', ''Britannia'' 13 (1982), 277-81
*'Sculptors from Aphrodisias: some new inscriptions' (with C. Roueché), ''Papers of the British School at Rome'' 50 (1982), 102-15
* 'Sculptors from Aphrodisias: some new inscriptions' (with C. Roueché), ''Papers of the British School at Rome'' 50 (1982), 102-15
*''Aphrodisias, City of Venus Aphrodite'', 1986
* ''Aphrodisias, City of Venus Aphrodite'', 1986
*Aphrodisias Bibliography (with J. de la Genière) in ''Aphrodisias de Carie: Colloque Lille 1985'', Paris, 1987, 159-165
* Aphrodisias Bibliography (with J. de la Genière) in ''Aphrodisias de Carie: Colloque Lille 1985'', Paris, 1987, 159-165
*'Sculptors of Aphrodisias in the inscriptions of the city', ''Festschrift J. Inan'' (Istanbul, 1989, appeared 1991), 517-538.
* 'Sculptors of Aphrodisias in the inscriptions of the city', ''Festschrift J. Inan'' (Istanbul, 1989, appeared 1991), 517-538.


==References==
==References==
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*G.W. Bowersock, 'Kenan Tevfik Erim, 1929-1990', ''American Journal of Archaeology'' 95, (1991), pp. 281-283 (available online from Jstor at [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-9114%28199104%2995%3A2%3C281%3AKTE1%3E2.0.CO%3B2-A])
*[[http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenan_Erim Kenan Erim]] in the Turkish Wikipedia



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Latest revision as of 18:06, 30 October 2023

Kenan Tevfik Erim (13 February 1929, İstanbul – 3 November 1990, Ankara) was a Turkish archaeologist who excavated from 1961 until his death at the site of Aphrodisias in Turkey.[1]

Life[edit]

Erim's father, Tevfik Erim, was a diplomat who was a member of the Political Section of the Secretariat of the League of Nations in the 1930s (attending as such the Évian Conference) and of the Turkish delegation to the United Nations in the 1950s. Kenan Erim was raised and educated in Geneva, Switzerland, and undertook university studies in the United States. He took his first degree in Classical archaeology at New York University (NYU) in 1953, and his Ph.D. at Princeton University in 1958.[2]

In 1957, he lectured at Indiana University, and from 1958 onwards he was employed by NYU, where he became full professor in 1971. The NYU Institute of Fine Arts, alongside Oxford University, continues to supervise the excavations at Aphrodisias to this day.[3] There is a grave memorial to Professor Erim near the reconstructed Tetraplyon.[4]

Honours[edit]

  • 1961: Guggenheim Fellowship[5]
  • 1986: Liberty Medal of New York City
  • 1987: Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy
  • 1988: National Geographic Society Centennial Medal

Bibliography[edit]

  • 'Morgantina', American Journal of Archaeology 62 (1958), pp. 79–90 (reprinted in Morgantina Studies II, Princeton University Press, 1989)
  • 'Two inscriptions from Aphrodisias', Papers of the British School at Rome 37 (1969), 92-5
  • 'A letter of Gordian III from Aphrodisias in Caria' (with J. Reynolds), Journal of Roman Studies 59 (1969), 56-58
  • 'The copy of Diocletian's Edict on Maximum Prices from Aphrodisias in Caria' (with J. Reynolds), Journal of Roman Studies 60 (1970), 120-140
  • 'Diocletian's Currency Reform, a new inscription from Aphrodisias' (with J. Reynolds & M. Crawford), Journal of Roman Studies 61 (1971), 171-77
  • 'Aphrodisias, Awakened City of Ancient Art', 'National Geographic Magazine' Vol. 141, No. 6 (1972), 766-791
  • 'A portrait sculpture of Domitian from Aphrodisias, Opuscula Romana 9 (1973), 135-42
  • 'The Aphrodisias copy of Diocletian's Price Edict' (with J. Reynolds), Journal of Roman Studies 63 (1973), 99-110
  • 'Aphrodisias' (with J. Reynolds) in (edd. Inan, Alföldi), Römische und frühbyzantinische Porträtplastik aus der Turkei (Mainz, 1979), nos. 173-209
  • 'A relief showing Claudius and Britannia from Aphrodisias', Britannia 13 (1982), 277-81
  • 'Sculptors from Aphrodisias: some new inscriptions' (with C. Roueché), Papers of the British School at Rome 50 (1982), 102-15
  • Aphrodisias, City of Venus Aphrodite, 1986
  • Aphrodisias Bibliography (with J. de la Genière) in Aphrodisias de Carie: Colloque Lille 1985, Paris, 1987, 159-165
  • 'Sculptors of Aphrodisias in the inscriptions of the city', Festschrift J. Inan (Istanbul, 1989, appeared 1991), 517-538.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bowersock, G. W. (1991). "Kenan Tevfik Erim, 1929-1990". American Journal of Archaeology. 95 (2): 281–283. ISSN 0002-9114.
  2. ^ Flint, Peter B. (1990-11-05). "Kenan Erim, Leading Excavator Of Marble Roman City, Dies at 61". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  3. ^ "Aphrodisias Excavations".
  4. ^ Uzun, Ferdi (2 November 2022). "Mezarı Afrodisias Antik Kenti'nde olan arkeolog: Kenan Erim" [The archeologist whose grave is in the Ancient City of Aphrodisias: Kenan Erim]. www.aa.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  5. ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Kenan T. Erim".
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