The Disney Professorship of Archaeology, also known as the Disney Chair is a professorship in the University of Cambridge. It was endowed with a donation of £1,000 by John Disney in 1851, followed by a further £3,500 in a bequest at his death. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Look up chair in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The University of Cambridge (often called Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... John Disney (29th May, 1779-6th May, 1857) was an English barrister and archaeologist. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

John Disney is unrelated to Walt Disney. John Disney (29th May, 1779-6th May, 1857) was an English barrister and archaeologist. ... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ...

Incumbents of the Disney Professorship of Archaeology

• Graeme Barker, 2004–
• Colin Renfrew, 1981–2004
• Glyn Daniel, 1974–1981
• Grahame Clark, 1952–1974
• Dorothy Garrod, 1938–1952
• Sir Ellis Minns, 1926–1938
• Sir William Ridgeway, 1892–1926
• The Reverend George Brown, 1887–1892
• Percy Gardner, 1879–1887
• Churchill Babington, 1865–1879
• The Reverend John Marsden, 1851–1865
• John Disney, 1851

Graeme W. W. Barker (born October 23, 1946) is a British archaeologist, notable for his work on the Etruscans, the Roman occupation of Libya, and landscape archaeology. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Andrew Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn (born 25 July 1937), English archaeologist, notable for his work on the radiocarbon revolution, the prehistory of languages, archaeogenetics, and the prevention of looting of archaeological sites. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Glyn Edmund Daniel (23 April 1914–13 December 1986) was a British archaeologist who specialised in the European Neolithic and made some of the earliest efforts to popularise the subject on radio and television. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir John Grahame Douglas Clark (28 July 1907–12 September 1995) was a British archaeologist most notable for his work on the Mesolithic and his theories on palaeoeconomy. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Dorothy Annie Elizabeth Garrod (1892 - 1968) was a British archaeologist who was the first woman to hold an Oxbridge chair, partly through her pioneering work on the Palaeolithic period. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir Ellis Hovell Minns (1874 - 1953) was a British academic and archaeologist whose studies focused on Eastern Europe. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir William Ridgeway (6 August 1858–12 August 1926) was a classical scholar and Disney Professor of Archaeology. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Percy Gardner (1846-1937), English classical archaeologist, was born in London, and was educated at the City of London school and Christs College, Cambridge (fellow, 1872). ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Churchill Babington ( 11th March, 1821- 1889) was an English classical scholar and archaeologist, born at Roecliffe, in Leicestershire. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... John Howard Marsden (7 May 1803 – 24 January 1870) was an English antiquary, vicar, and first Disney Professor of Archaeology. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... John Disney (29th May, 1779-6th May, 1857) was an English barrister and archaeologist. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

References

• Tilley, C.Y., 1989, Discourse and power: The genre of the Cambridge inaugural lecture. In Miller, D., Rowlands, M., and Tilley, C.Y. (Eds), Domination and Resistance. London: Routledge.

See also

• List of Professorships at the University of Cambridge

This is a list of professorships at the University of Cambridge. ...

External links

• Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge