Ivan Margary
Ivan Donald Margary (1896–1976) was a British historian who, during his lifetime, became the leading authority on Roman roads in Great Britain.[1] He wrote numerous works on Roman roads[2] of which his most influential and complete was Roman Roads In Britain.
He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford.
Margary's primary gift to the study of Roman roads was the development of a catalogue system known as Margary numbers,[1] numbering Roman roads so that they could be referred to by catalogue number to avoid confusion, and to allow cross-referencing of the same road between different studies and authors.
In later life he financed the excavation of Fishbourne Roman Palace, near Chichester in West Sussex, and the building of Margary Quad at Exeter, his old college. He contributed to the National Trust's excavation at Avebury Stone Circle and to the archaeology department of the British School at Rome. His other interests included meteorology and agriculture.[3][4]
Honours and awards[]
In 1932, Margary was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. He declined all other nominations for recognition.[3]
Selected works[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Ivan D Margary FSA: His legacy to Roman History". Felbridge & District History Group. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Author search: Margary". Archaeology Data Service. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Noted archaeologist. Mr I. D. Margary". The Times: 16. 27 February 1976.
- ^ Darvill, Timothy (2008). "Ivan Donald Margary (1897–1976)". The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
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