Arthur Evans, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Evans

English archaeologist and pioneer in the study of Aegean civilization

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1851

Place of Birth: Nash Mills, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Jul-1941

Profession: art historian, numismatist, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Sir Arthur John Evans (8 July 1851 – 11 July 1941) was an English archaeologist and pioneer in the study of Aegean civilization in the Bronze Age.
He is most famous for unearthing the palace of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete.
Based on the structures and artifacts found there and throughout the eastern Mediterranean, Evans found that he needed to distinguish the Minoan civilization from Mycenaean Greece.
Evans was also the first to define Cretan scripts Linear A and Linear B, as well as an earlier pictographic writing. Although not a professional statesman or soldier, and probably never a paid agent of the government, he nevertheless negotiated or played a role in negotiating unofficially with foreign powers in the Balkans and Middle East.
He was, on request of the revolutionary organizations of the peoples of the Balkans, a significant player in the formation of the nation of Yugoslavia.