Mervyn Popham
Mervyn Reddaway Popham, FBA, FSA (14 July 1927 – 24 October 2000) was a British archaeologist and prehistorian.
Born in Exeter, Popham was educated at the John Stacker School, Exeter and Exeter School. After National Service in the Royal Navy, he proceeded to the University of St Andrews, where he became interested in epigraphy and Cyprus under the archaeologist Terence Mitford.
Joining the Colonial Administrative Service in 1951, Popham served in Cyprus, including during the Cyprus Emergency. Returning to archaeology, he completed a diploma in archaeology at the University of Oxford.
He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1988.
References[edit]
- Catling, H. W. "Popham, Mervyn Reddaway". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/74903. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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