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Rufus B. (Rufus Byam) Richardson
1845–1914
A pioneering American classical archaeologist and teacher, he helped shape the study of ancient Greece in the United States. His books brought Greek art, archaeology, and travel to a wider audience at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Vacation days in Greece
by Rufus B. (Rufus Byam) Richardson
About the author
Born in Westford, Massachusetts, in 1845, Rufus Byam Richardson became an American scholar of Greek language, art, and archaeology. Sources agree that he studied at Yale, later taught Greek at Indiana University and Dartmouth, and went on to build a reputation as a serious classical scholar.
He is especially remembered for serving as director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens from 1893 to 1903. That role placed him close to the major archaeological work of his era, and it also shaped the books he wrote for general readers and students, including works on Greek sculpture and travel in Greece.
Richardson died in 1914. His career bridged the classroom, the archaeological world, and popular writing, making him one of the figures who helped introduce generations of English-speaking readers to the art and landscapes of ancient Greece.