Basil Megaw
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Basil Richardson Stanley Megaw FSA Scot FRSE FMA (1913-2002) was a British archaeologist. He was the first Director of the School of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh.
Life[]
He was born on 22 June 1913 in Belfast the son of Arthur S. Megaw and his wife, Helen Bertha Smith.[1] He was educated at Mourne Grange then Campbell College in Belfast. He then obtained a place at Peterhouse, Cambridge where he graduated BA in Archaeology and Anthropology in 1935.[2] His brothers Eric Megaw and Peter Megaw were also notable in their fields.[3]
He joined the Manx Museum in 1936 as Assistant Director and in 1940 he replaced William Cubbon as Director, holding this post from 1947 to 1957.[4]
In 1940 he was also appointed an Inspector of Ancient Monuments in England but could not take on this role due to the Second World War. He instead became a Scientific Officer for RAF Bomber Command.[5]
From 1957 to 1969 he was Director of the School of Scottish Studies being replaced in 1969 by Prof John MacQueen (1929-2019).
In 1966 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Douglas Allan, Wreford Watson, Alexander Charles Stephen and Douglas Guthrie.[6]
From 1974 to 1977 he was Vice President of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
He retired fully in 1980 and died in Stevenage on 22 August 2002.
Family[]
He was married to Eleanor Hardy (d.1977). They had two children, Sam and Helen.
References[]
- ^ https://www.myheritage.com/names/basil_megaw
- ^ "Basil Megaw - The Scotsman". Archived from the original on 2017-04-09.
- ^ "(no title)". . 12 January 1952. p. 8 – via iMuseum, Manx National Heritage.
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- ^ "Basil Megaw - The Scotsman". Archived from the original on 2017-04-09.
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
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