Richard Tomlinson

Richard Allan Tomlinson (born 25 April 1932), published under R. A. Tomlinson, was a British archaeologist. He was Professor of Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Birmingham from 1971 to 1995, and then director of the British School at Athens from 1995 to 1996.

Early life Tomlinson was born on 25 April 1932 to James Edward Tomlinson and Dorothea Mary Tomlinson (née Grellier). He was educated at King Edward's School, a private day school for boys in Birmingham. He then studied at St John's College, Cambridge. He graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA), which was later promoted to Master of Arts (MA).

Academic career In 1957, Tomlinson served as an assistant in the Department of Greek of the University of Edinburgh. The following year, in 1958, he joined the University of Birmingham as an Assistant Lecturer. He was promoted to Lecturer in 1961 and Senior Lecturer in 1969.

Works

Argos and the Argolid: From the End of the Bronze Age to the Roman Occupation (Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1972) From marble halls to mud huts, Inaugural Lectures Series, From an Inaugural Lecture Delivered in the University of Birmingham on 14 November 1972 (Birmingham: University of Birmingham, 1973) Greek sanctuaries (1976) Epidauros (Archaeological sites) (1983) Athens of Alma Tadema (1991) From Mycenae to Constantinople: The Evolution of the Ancient City (1992)