A. M. Woodward

Arthur Maurice Woodward (29 June 1883 – 12 November 1973) was a British archaeologist and ancient historian who was director of the British School at Athens from 1923 to 1929. He was later head of the department of ancient history at the University of Sheffield. During the First World War he served with the British Army in the British Salonika Force and was mentioned in despatches.

Early life Arthur Maurice Woodward was born in Everton, Liverpool, on 29 June 1883, the son of the Reverend William Harris Woodward. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and Magdalen College, University of Oxford. He was assistant director in 1909-10 and 1922–23 and director from 1923 to 1929. He was an assistant lecturer at the University of Liverpool, 1911–12, and at Leeds in 1912–22. He was later a lecturer then reader in ancient history and archaeology and subsequently head of the department of ancient history at the University of Sheffield, 1945–47.

Among Woodward's writings were articles for The Numismatic Chronicle (he was a keen student of numismatics), numerous articles for the proceedings of the British School at Athens, articles for the Yorkshire Archaeological Society and, later, entries for The Oxford Classical Dictionary under the initials "AMW".

Marriage In 1925, Woodward married Jocelyn Mary Pybus (died 12 November 1973) second daughter of John Pybus.

Selected publications The Roman Fort at Ilkley. Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Huddersfield, 1925. Excavations at Slack, 1913-1915. (With P.W. Dodd) (Reprinted from The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, Vol. 26.) The Coinage of Pertinax. The University Press, Oxford, 1957. (Reprinted from The Numismatic Chronicle, 6th series, Vol. 17, 1957.)