Years active 1904-1958 Name David Robinson | Spouse(s) Helen Haskell Education University of Chicago | |
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Born September 21, 1880 ( 1880-09-21 ) Auburn, New York Occupation Classical archaeologist Died January 2, 1958, Oxford, Mississippi, United States Books A Hoard of Silver Coins fro, Greek and Latin Inscriptio, Greek Inscriptions from Sard, Sappho and Her Influence, A Study of the Greek Love‑names | ||
David Moore Robinson (September 21, 1880, in Auburn, New York – January 2, 1958, in Oxford, Mississippi) was an American Classical archaeologist credited with the discovery of the ancient city of Olynthus.
Robinson earned his A.B. (1898) and Ph.D. (1904) at the University of Chicago. Robinson served on the faculty of Johns Hopkins University (1905-1947). After retirement, he moved to the Department of Classics at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. Many ancient objects from Robinson's collection were donated to the University of Mississippi and now constitute the David M. Robinson Memorial Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities.
He participated in archaeological excavations at ancient Corinth (1902) and Sardis (1910), as well as Pisidian Antioch (1924).
Among his students (he is credited with training 75 Ph.D. recipients and 41 M.A. recipients) were George M.A. Hanfmann, Allan Chester Johnson, George E. Mylonas, Paul Augustus Clement, Jr., James Walter Graham, and William Andrew McDonald.
Robinson was awarded the Cross of the Royal Order of the Phoenix by King Paul of Greece in 1957.