Sir John Linton Myres
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA Albums |
| Reference No. | BSAA/7/67 |
| Level | Sub-item |
| Dimensions | 9.5 x 7 cm |
| Scope and Content | Portrait in profile of the head and shoulders of a man with a mustache in a suit and spectacles. Three crossed out captions: "J.L. Myres", "J.C. Anderson" and "J.L. Myres". Beside "Anderson", not crossed out, is written "stet" and "1896-97". The first two names appear to be in the same handwriting, the third and 'stet' in another hand. The subject has been identitifed as Myres, as he appears to be the same man as in BSAA/07/012. |
| Notes | Sir John Linton Myres (1869 – 1954) was born in Preston and educated at New College, Oxford. He joined the BSA for three years (1892-95) as Craven University Fellow and excavated on Cyprus before assisting Sir Arthur Evans on Crete. His work on Cyprus would span several decades. Outside of excavations, Myres was a respected professor at the Universities of Liverpool and Oxford and made several important contributions to anthropology as a whole, including founding the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. |