Simon James Keay, FBA (21 May 1954 – 7 April 2021) was a British archaeologist and academic. Keay specialized in the archaeology of the Roman Empire, particularly Roman Mediterranean ports, commerce and cultural change in Italy and Iberia.
Biography edit
Simon Keay was born in London, to a British father, Anthony Keay and an Australian mother, Lorelei (née Shiel) Keay[1][2] He attended Downside School in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset.[2]
Keay received his BA (1977) and PhD (1983); funded by a British Academy Scholarship from University College London.[3] Keay joined the University of Southampton in 1985 as lecturer in Iberian Archaeology, eventually becoming Professor of Roman Archaeology in 1997[1] where he remained until his retirement in 2020[4]
He was a research professor and director of archaeology at the British School at Rome from 2006.[4]
Simon Keay died on 7 April 2021 after a long illness.[5]
Honours edit
In 1986, he was elected a Fellow of the Society Antiquaries[1]
In July 2016, Keay was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[6][7]
Necrology edit
- Martin Millett "Simon Keay obituary: Archaeologist who specialised in the Roman empire, focusing on ports and commerce in Italy and Spain" The Guardian 9 May 2021
References edit
- ^ a b c Millett, Martin (2021). "SIMON KEAY (1954–2021)". Papers of the British School at Rome. 89: 1–8. doi:10.1017/S0068246221000064. ISSN 0068-2462.
- ^ a b "Simon Keay obituary". TheGuardian.com. 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Professor Simon Keay, 1954-2021". British School at Rome. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Professor Simon Keay | Archaeology | University of Southampton". Southampton.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Professor Simon Keay, 1954-2021". British School at Rome. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Professor Simon Keay". The British Academy. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Carayon, Nicolas (22 July 2016). "Professor Simon Keay elected to the British Academy". Portus Limen – Rome's Mediterranean Ports. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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