David Moore Robinson

David Moore Robinson (born September 21, 1880 in Auburn, New York , † January 2, 1958 in Oxford, Mississippi ) was an American classical archaeologist .

Life

David M. Robinson studied at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University from 1890 to 1894 . He then continued his studies at the University of Chicago , where he achieved the master's degree in 1898 . From 1901 he stayed at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA). From there he traveled through Greece. In 1902 he was made a Fellow of the ASCSA and took part in the excavations in Corinth . In the summer of the same year he stayed in Germany for the first time and attended lectures at the University of Halle . From 1903 to 1904 he continued his studies at Berlin University and worked on his dissertation project on the ancient city of Sinope , which was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation . In 1904 Robinson received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. PhD .

After returning to the United States, Robinson initially worked as Assistant Professor of Greek at Illinois College . In 1905 he moved to the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore as Assistant Professor of Classical Archeology . From here he undertook further trips abroad: in 1909 he stayed at the University of Bonn , in 1910 he took part in the excavations in Sardis . In 1912 Robinson was appointed Professor of Greek (since 1913: Classical ) Archeology and Epigraphy , in 1920 WH Collins Vickers Professor of Archeology and Epigraphy . From 1915 until his retirement in 1947, he also held Greek language exercises as a lecturer . In retirement, he taught until his death as Professor of Classical Archeology at the University of Mississippi , to which he also bequeathed his important collection of antiquities.

Robinson's students include George MA Hanfmann , Allan Chester Johnson , George E. Mylonas , Paul A. Clement, Jr. , James Walter Graham, and William A. McDonald .

In 1924 Robinson directed the excavations at Antioch in Pisidia and Sızma on behalf of the University of Chicago . His most important achievement was the excavation of the ancient city of Olynth in Macedonia, which he partially uncovered in four excavation campaigns from 1928 to 1938. In 1934 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 1936 to the American Philosophical Society .

Robinson's services as a field archaeologist can also be seen in the 14 volumes of the archaeological reports of Olynth, on which he worked until 1952. Further research interests of Robinson were the ancient epigraphy and numismatics . He was a member of various scientific societies in Germany and abroad and co-editor of several magazines and edited volumes. During his career, he received doctorates from Jamestown College (1915), Trinity College (1925), Syracuse University (1933) and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1951).

literature

• James Poultney: Robinson, David Moore . In: Ward W. Briggs (Ed.): Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists. Greenwood Press, Westport CT et al. 1994, ISBN 0-313-24560-6 , pp. 528-531.

Web links

• Entry on David Moore Robinson in the Database of Classical Scholars (English)
• Biography with picture
• David M. Robinson Collection at the University of Mississippi
• Dictionary of Art Historians: David M. Robinson

Remarks

1. ^ David M. Robinson: Excavations at Olynthus. 127 Part XI, Baltimore, Md. 1942.
2. ^ Member History: David M. Robinson. American Philosophical Society, accessed January 25, 2019 .