Jotham Johnson
Jotham Johnson (born October 21, 1905 in Newark , † February 8, 1967 in New York City ) was an American classical archaeologist .
Life
Jotham Johnson studied archeology and classical studies at Princeton University , where he received his bachelor's degree in 1926 . He continued his studies at the American School of Classical Studies in Rome . Under the direction of Michael Rostovtzeff he took part in the excavations in Dura Europos , about which he also wrote his dissertation Dura Studies (1931). From 1931 to 1933 he directed the excavation of the Roman colony Minturnae ( Minturno ) in Italy, carried out by the University of Pennsylvania . He then worked as a lecturer, later professor of classical studies at New York University . From 1961 to 1964, Johnson served as President of the Archaeological Institute of America and executive editor of the journal Archeology .
Fonts (selection)
- Dura Studies . Philadelphia 1931 (dissertation)
- Excavations at Minturnae II. Inscriptions. Part 1: Republican magistri . Philadelphia 1933
- Excavations at Minturnae I. Monuments of the Republican Forum . Philadelphia 1935
- Minturnae. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Supplementary volume VII, Stuttgart 1940, Col. 458-494.
literature
- Nancy de Grummond : An encyclopedia of the history of classical archeology . Cambridge (MA) 1996. Volume 1, p. 621
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johnson, Jotham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American classical archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newark |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1967 |
| Place of death | New York City |