John Howard Marsden
For other people named John Marsden, see John Marsden (disambiguation).
John Howard Marsden (7 May 1803 – 24 January 1891) was an English antiquary, vicar, and first Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge.
Marsden was educated at Manchester Grammar School and St John's College, Cambridge, graduating with a first-class in the classics tripos in 1826.[1] He became a clergyman. In 1851 he was elected the first Disney Professor of Archaeology, and he held the post until 1865.
References
Lee, Sidney, ed. (1893). "Marsden, John Howard". Dictionary of National Biography 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Notes
- ↑ "Marsden, John Howard (MRSN822JH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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| Preceded by Inaugural appointment |
Disney Professor of Archaeology, Cambridge University 1851 - 1865 |
Succeeded by Churchill Babington |
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