Sir John Evans

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
Archaeologist
Antiquarian
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Archaeological_Institute
gptkb:British_Museum
gptkbp:awards Honorary degrees from universities
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
Fellow_of_the_Society_of_Antiquaries
gptkbp:birthDate 1823-03-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Evans_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Development of archaeological methods
Study_of_prehistoric_Britain
gptkbp:deathDate 1908-07-31
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Bournemouth,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:field Archaeology
Numismatics
gptkbp:honors Knighted in 1908
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Evans
gptkbp:influence Public understanding of history
Archaeological education
Development of archaeological theory
gptkbp:influenced Modern archaeology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkb:Thomas_Wright
gptkbp:involved Public lectures on archaeology
Promotion of archaeological societies
Excavations_in_Britain
gptkbp:knownFor Numismatic studies
Research on flint tools
gptkbp:legacy Influence on numismatics
Pioneering work in archaeology
Promotion of public interest in archaeology
gptkbp:notableEvent Knighted for services to archaeology
Participated in major archaeological discoveries.
Published influential works on numismatics
gptkbp:notableWork The_Coins_of_the_British_Isles
The_Ancient_Stone_Implements,_Weapons_and_Ornaments_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:publishedBy The Bronze Age in Britain
The_Coins_of_the_Romans_in_Britain
The_Early_History_of_the_British_Isles
The_Iron_Age_in_Britain
The_Stone_Age_in_Britain
gptkbp:researchFocus Prehistoric archaeology
Ancient coins
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Evans