ARCHAEOLOGIST

Colin Renfrew

1937 - 2024

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Andrew Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, (25 July 1937 – 24 November 2024) was a British archaeologist, paleolinguist and Conservative peer noted for his work on radiocarbon dating, the prehistory of languages, archaeogenetics, neuroarchaeology, and the prevention of looting at archaeological sites. Renfrew was also the Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge and Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, and was a Senior Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Colin Renfrew is the 9th most popular archaeologist (up from 52nd in 2019), the 623rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,993rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Colin Renfrew ranks 9 out of 151. Before him are Heinrich Schliemann, Howard Carter, Edward Drinker Cope, Arthur Evans, Den, and Christian Jürgensen Thomsen. After him are Semerkhet, Marija Gimbutas, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Nynetjer, V. Gordon Childe, and Isdal Woman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Colin Renfrew ranks 33. Before him are Joseph Estrada, Egon Krenz, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Rifaat al-Assad, and Alain Badiou. After him are Bruce McLaren, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Robert Huber, Philip Glass, Gordon Banks, and Jared Diamond. Among people deceased in 2024, Colin Renfrew ranks 41. Before him are Olivia Hussey, James Earl Jones, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Quincy Jones, Marisa Paredes, and Bengt I. Samuelsson. After him are Alexei Navalny, Tsung-Dao Lee, Melanie, Frank Farian, Roberto Cavalli, and Sebastián Piñera.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Colin Renfrew ranks 623 out of 8,785. Before him are Mary Anning (1799), Robert Palmer (1949), Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863), Hugh Dowding (1882), Derek Barton (1918), and Sophie, Countess of Wessex (1965). After him are Isaac Barrow (1631), Donald Winnicott (1896), Daniel Craig (1968), James Parkinson (1755), A. A. Milne (1882), and Bernie Ecclestone (1930).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among archaeologists born in United Kingdom, Colin Renfrew ranks 3. Before him are Howard Carter (1874), and Arthur Evans (1851). After him are George Smith (1840), George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866), Flinders Petrie (1853), John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834), Leonard Woolley (1880), John O. Westwood (1805), Max Mallowan (1904), Robert Broom (1866), and Colin Groves (1942).

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