Eogan, George
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Name (Latin)
Eogan, George
Other forms of name
Eogan, G. (George)
Date of birth
1930-09-14
Date of death
2021-11-18
Associated country
Ireland
Field of activity
Universities and colleges--Administration
Antiquities, Prehistoric
Archaeology
Bronze age
Ireland--Antiquities
Knowth Site (Ireland)
Legislation
Neolithic period
Occupation
Archaeologists
College department heads
College teachers
Legislators
Prehistorians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Excavations at Knowth, c1984- :v. 1, t.p. (George Eogan; Professor of Celtic Archaeology, University College, Dublin)
- Irish Times, 25 November 2021:George Eogan obituary (George Eogan; Prof George Eogan; archaeologist who unearthed passage tombs of Knowth; born: September 14, 1930; died: November 18, 2021; former professor of archaeology at University College Dublin (UCD); a leading scholar of Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe with a particular focus on the bronze and gold objects of these periods; his research into the Neolithic passage tombs of Ireland and western Europe saw him direct over 40 years of archaeological excavations at Knowth passage tombs in Co Meath; appointed as an independent senator to Seanad Éireann in 1987, a post he held for 2 years; grew up in Nobber; University College Dublin (UCD) degree in archaeology and English; studied for his PhD under Prof Frank Mitchell at Trinity College Dublin; researcher at TCD, the University of Oxford, and Queen's University Belfast before being appointed as a lecturer in archaeology at UCD in 1965; became professor of archaeology at UCD in 1979 and continued in that role until his retirement in 1995; following his official retirement, continued his research interests for over 20 years; home in Rathgar; in 2016, President Michael D. Higgins officially opened George Eogan Cultural and Heritage Centre in Nobber in his honour; in 2020, Eogan's library was donated to the National Museum, his papers were donated to the UCD archives)
- authorized access points in VIAF cluster: Eogan, George, Eogan, George, 1930-2021, Eogan, George, 1930-, George Eogan Irish archaeologist; VIAF ID: 91398734 (Personal) ( (VIAF, 13 December 2023) )
- George Eogan, MRIA (14 September 1930-18 November 2021); Irish archaeologist; known for the archaeology of Neolithic and Bronze Age Ireland; born in Nobber, County Meath, studied at University College Dublin (UCD), then Trinity College Dublin (doctoral thesis 1961); in 1965, he was appointed to lectureship at UCD, becoming professor in 1979, serving as head of department from then until 1995; director of the Knowth Research Project; appointed an Independent member of Seanad Éireann, serving 1987-1989 ( (Wikipedia, 13 December 2023) )
- His Excavations at Knowth, c1984- :v. 1, t.p. (George Eogan; Prof. of Celtic Archaeology, Univ. Coll., Dublin)
- LC data base, 9-5-84(hdg.: Eogan, George)
- Irish antiquities of the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Early Christian period in the National Museum of Denmark, 1991:p. 176 (Eogan, G.)
Wikipedia description:
George Eogan, MRIA (14 September 1930 – 18 November 2021) was an Irish archaeologist. He was born in Nobber, County Meath, and studied at University College Dublin (UCD) and then Trinity College Dublin. In 1965, he was appointed to a lectureship at UCD, becoming a professor in 1979, and also serving as head of department from then until 1995. Eogan was particularly known for his work over forty years at Knowth, having been director of the Knowth Research Project. In 1968, he became the first person in over a millennium to enter the east-side tomb at the site. Eogan was also appointed an independent member of Seanad Éireann, serving from 1987 until 1989.
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