V. Gordon Childe

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:birthDate 1892-04-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sydney,_Australia
gptkbp:causeOfDeath suicide
gptkbp:deathDate 1957-10-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Mount_Victoria,_New_South_Wales,_Australia
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:field archaeology
prehistory
European prehistory
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Vere_Gordon_Childe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label V. Gordon Childe
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Grahame_Clark
gptkb:Colin_Renfrew
gptkb:David_Clarke
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Karl_Marx
Marxism
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Neolithic_Revolution
gptkb:Urban_Revolution
prolific archaeological writing
theory of cultural evolution
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy major influence on processual archaeology
pioneered the study of European prehistory
popularized the term 'Neolithic Revolution'
popularized the term 'Urban Revolution'
introduced the concept of archaeological revolutions
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Fellow_of_the_British_Academy
gptkb:Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Social_Evolution
gptkb:Man_Makes_Himself
gptkb:The_Aryans
gptkb:The_Dawn_of_European_Civilization
What Happened in History
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:archaeologist
gptkb:historian
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Labour_Party_(UK)
socialist
gptkbp:position Abercromby Professor of Archaeology, University of Edinburgh
Director, Institute of Archaeology, University of London
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Mount_Victoria,_New_South_Wales,_Australia
gptkbp:spouse never married
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Broch_of_Gurness
gptkb:Tirefour_Broch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7