Allen Butterworth (21 June 1939 – 24 June 1974) was a British archaeologist and museum curator.[1][2][3]
Allen Butterworth | |
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 Allen Butterworth outside the Yorkshire Museum in 1970 | |
| Born | 21 June 1939 Stockport, Cheshire, UK |
| Died | 24 June 1974 (aged 35) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Archaeologist and Curator |
Biography
editButterworth was born in Stockport. He took undergraduate studies in Latin, Greek, and Romano-British Archaeology at the University of Leeds before a post-graduate diploma in Prehistoric European Archaeology from the University of London.[1]
He joined Leicester Museums in 1964 before being appointed Keeper of Antiquities at Sheffield City Museums in 1966, eventually becoming the deputy director there in 1968. On 2 November 1970 he became the Keeper of the Yorkshire Museum,[3] a position he kept until his sudden death on 24 June 1974. He was a member of the Museums Association and an examiner for the Museums Diploma, and was a member of the International Committee for Archaeology and History.[2]
Publications
edit- 1968. with Salter, A. and Sands, T. S., Souvenir guide. Sheffield: City Museums.
- 1971. "A Middle Bronze Age Dagger from Lindrick Dale, West Riding of Yorkshire", Yorkshire Archaeological Journal 42 (Part 168), 97-398.
- 1972. with Lewis, G. D. Prehistoric & Roman times in the Sheffield area. Sheffield: City Museums.
- 1972. "The Collections of the Yorkshire Museum", Annual Report of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society for 1971. 83–84.
References
edit- ^ a b Pyrah, B. (1988). The History of the Yorkshire Museum and its Geological Collections. North Yorkshire County Council. p. 133.
- ^ a b Malden, J. (1975). "Obituary: Allen Butterworth, BA, AMA". Yorkshire Philosophical Society Annual Report for the year 1974. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Allen Butterworth, BA, AMA". Yorkshire Philosophical Society Annual Report for the year 1970. 1971. p. 21.