Dr Andrew Burnett FBA
- Fellow type
- UK Fellow
- Year elected
- 2003
- Subjects
- Classics
- Sections
- Classical Antiquity
Summary
Dr Andrew Burnett was Deputy Director of the British Museum from 2002 to 2013, having begun his career at the Museum in 1974 in the Coins and Medals department as Research Assistant. He went on to become Deputy Keeper in 1990 and Keeper in 1992. He studied at Balliol College in Oxford, and received his PhD from the University of London. His distinctions include: receiving the RIBA Crown Estate Award (best UK conservation project) in 2004 for the Enlightenment Gallery at the British Museum; the award of the Silver Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society, the Jeton de Vermeil of the French Numismatic Society and the Huntington Medal of the American Numismatic Society. He was appointed a CBE in the New Year's Honours of 2012, and an Honorary Professor of University College, London in 2013.Studies in Ancient Coinage in Honour of Andrew Burnett was presented in 2015. He is the President of the Royal Numismatic Society, and was President of the Roman Society (2008-2012) and of the International Numismatic Commission (1997-2003). He is a Trustee of the Royal Armouries, of Gresham College and of the American Numismatic Museum, and he is Chairman of the Royal Mint Museum.
Current post
University College London Honorary Professor, Institute of Archeology
2013 -
Royal Numismatic Society President
Past appointments
British Museum Deputy Director
2002 - 2013
British Museum Keeper, Coins and Medals Department
1992 - 2002
British Museum Deputy Keeper, Coins and Medals Department
1990 - 1992
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Greek and Latin historiography and biography, especially the literary criticism of prose texts, in particular Herodotus, Thucydides, Plutarch, and Tacitus
Professor William Harris FBA
Greek & Roman history, with special interests in Italy, the rise of the Roman Empire, literacy, & topics that verge on other disciplines, especially psychology, economics & environmental sciences
Professor Dr Irene De Jong FBA
Ancient Greek narrative, especially epic and historiography; the application of modern literary theory, especially narratology, on ancient texts; Greek literary history
