Margaret Thompson

Margaret E. Thompson (2 February 1911 – 29 February 1992) was an American numismatist specializing in Greek coins. She was curator of the American Numismatic Society (ANS) from 1949 to 1979. She was awarded the Archer M. Huntington Medal of the American Numismatic Society in 1961 and the Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society of Great Britain in 1967.

Biography Margaret E. Thompson was born in 1911 in Trenton, New Jersey.

In a series of short articles, Thompson published a summary of her work at the Agora. In 1949, Sydney P. Noe, Chief Curator of American Numismatic Society (ANS), read Thompson's work and hired her as assistant curator of Greek Coins at the ANS. She was promoted to curator of Greek Coins where she served until 1976. From 1976 to 1979, Thompson was chief curator until her retirement in 1979. 1984 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement

Selected publications