Last May 23, Sir John Boardman, one of the greatest British researchers, along with Sir John Beazley, of the archaeology and art of ancient Greece, died. His academic career was impressive, linked to the most prestigious institutions in the United Kingdom, such as the British School at Athens, but above all at Oxford University, first through the Ahsmolean Museum and then Lincoln College, where he was professor from 1978 until his retirement in 1994 and to which he continued to be associated as professor emeritus. His scientific production is impressive and has served as a guide for all of us. His studies on gems (Greek Gems and Finger Rings, 1994), sculptures (Greek Sculpture. The Classical Period, 1985, for example) or Greek pottery (The History of Greek Vases, 2001) are fundamental. Also his historical essays, such as The Greeks Overseas (1964, with numerous revisions and updates), or his monographs on Dionysos (The Triumph of Dionysos: Convivial Processions, from Antiquity to the Present Day, 2014) and Alexander the Great (Alexander the Great: From His Death to the Present Day, 2019). Without his involvement in the Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC) this would not have been a reality. In 2020, at the age of 92, he published his last book, A Classical Archaeologist’s Life: The Story so Far. An autobiography, whose reading we recommend to learn about his life and scientific activity. And also know him as a person. A good person. Our condolences to all his family, friends and colleagues.
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