Sir John Evans
| Sir John Evans | |
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John Evans (archaeologist)
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| Born | 17 November 1823 Burnham, Buckinghamshire |
| Died |
31 May 1908 (aged 84) Berkhamsted |
| Nationality | English |
| Awards | Lyell Medal (1880) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields |
Archaeology Geology |
| Influenced | Arthur Evans |
Sir John Evans, KCB, FRS (17 November 1823 – 31 May 1908) was an English archaeologist and geologist.
John Evans, son of the Rev. A. B. Evans, was born at Britwell Court, Buckinghamshire. He was for many years an industrial manager working for his uncle and later father-in-law John Dickinson (1782–1869) at Nash Mills, Hemel Hempstead, and was also a distinguished antiquary, archaeologist and numismatist.
Evans was president from 1885 to 1892 of the Society of Antiquaries; and he was President of the Numismatic Society from 1874 to the time of his death. He was also president of the Geological Society of London, 1874–1876; the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 1877–1879; the Society of Chemical Industry, 1891–1893; and the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1897–1898. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1864 and for twenty years (1878–1898) he was treasurer of the Royal Society. He was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1881.
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