Eric Birley

Eric Birley
Birley's Hatfield College portrait
Born
Eric Barff Birley

(1906-01-12)12 January 1906
Eccles, Lancashire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died20 October 1995(1995-10-20) (aged 89)
Carvoran House, Greenhead, Northumberland, United Kingdom
NationalityEnglish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Alma materClifton College
Brasenose College, Oxford
Known forExcavations of Vindolanda
Studies into the organisation and methods of the Roman Army
Scientific career
FieldsHistory
Archaeology
InstitutionsHatfield College
University of Durham
Doctoral studentsJohn Spaul
Other notable studentsDavid Breeze
Brian Dobson

Eric Barff Birley MBE, FBA, FSA, FSA Scot (12 January 1906 – 20 October 1995) was a British historian and archaeologist, particularly associated with the excavation of the forts near Hadrian's Wall, notably at Vindolanda.

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