Nationality United States Name Ralph Deman | Died 1942 Fields Archaeology | |
Institutions American Academy in Rome; Johns Hopkins University; New York University Books Magic Spades: The Romance of Archaeology Institution American Academy in Rome, Johns Hopkins University, New York University | ||
Ralph Van Deman Magoffin (1874–1942) was an American Classical scholar and archaeologist.
In 1907 Magoffin was a fellow of the American Academy in Rome, during which time he studied the topography of ancient Praeneste. Magoffin taught Ancient history and Archaeology at Johns Hopkins University. From 1920-1 he was affiliated with the American Academy in Rome in 1920–21 and from 1923 to 1930 served as chair of the Department of Classics at New York University.
Magoffin was the nephew of Esther Boise Van Deman.
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