Arthur John Evans (1851–1941)

Archaeologist. Son of John Evans (1823–1908). BA, Oxford, 1874. Travelled in Bosnia and Scandinavia. Founded Casa San Lazzaro at Ragusa, Sicily, for the study of language, antiquities, and customs. Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1884–1908. Excavated Roman and Celtic ruins in England, and later worked in Crete in association with the British School of Archaeology at Athens. FRS 1901.