author
D. G. (David George) Hogarth
1862–1927
A traveler-scholar of the ancient Near East, he helped uncover major archaeological sites and later guided one of Oxford’s great museums. His writing brings together fieldwork, history, and the wider world of empire and exploration.
3 Audiobooks
The Ancient East
by D. G. (David George) Hogarth
The Balkans: A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey
by Nevill Forbes, D. G. (David George) Hogarth, David Mitrany, Arnold Toynbee
Accidents of an antiquary's life
by D. G. (David George) Hogarth
About the author
Born in Barton-upon-Humber in 1862, D. G. Hogarth became one of the best-known British archaeologists and orientalists of his time. He studied at Oxford and went on to work across the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, taking part in or leading excavations in places such as Cyprus, Crete, Egypt, and Ephesus.
His career joined scholarship with public service. In 1909 he became Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, a post he held until his death in 1927. He was also closely connected with figures such as T. E. Lawrence, and during the First World War he served in British intelligence and diplomatic work connected with the Middle East.
Hogarth wrote widely for both specialists and general readers. Books such as A Wandering Scholar and The Ancient East reflect the range of his interests: archaeology, travel, ancient history, and the cultures of the region he knew so well. For listeners today, his work offers the voice of a learned but active observer who moved between excavation trenches, museum rooms, and the politics of his age.