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Colin Renfrew
Sign in to saveAlso known as C. Renfrew, A. C. Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, Andrew Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn
British archaeologist (1937–2024)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Glyn Daniel
- Succeeded by
- Graeme Barker
- Born
- Andrew Colin Renfrew , ( 1937-07-25 ) 25 July 1937, Stockton-on-Tees , England
- Died
- 24 November 2024 (2024-11-24) (aged 87), Cambridge , England
- Party
- Conservative
- Education
- St Albans School, Hertfordshire
- Alma mater
- St John's College, Cambridge
- Allegiance
- United Kingdom
- Branch
- Royal Air Force
- Service years
- 1956–1958
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andrew
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Place of death
- Cambridge
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- British School at Athens
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Political party
- Conservative Party
- Languages spoken
- Greek
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Field of work
- politics
- Image
- TVC June 2018 (29165787578) (Renfrew cropped).jpg
- Work location
- London
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- date of birth
- 1937-10-27
- member of
- Austrian Academy of Sciences
- name in native language
- Colin Renfrew
- Commons category
- Colin Renfrew
- writing language
- English language
- P10632
- Colin Renfrew
- birth name
- Andrew Colin Renfrew
- date of death
- 2024-11-24
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Encyclopedic overview
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Andrew Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn (25 July 1937 – 24 November 2024) was a British archaeologist, paleolinguist and Conservative peer noted for his work on radiocarbon dating, the prehistory of languages, archaeogenetics, neuroarchaeology, and the prevention of looting at archaeological sites.
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