Axel W. Persson

Axel Waldemar Persson ( born June 1, 1888 in Kvidinge, community Åstorp; † May 7, 1951 in Uppsala ) was a Swedish archaeologist Classic.

Life

Axel W. Persson studied history and archeology at the University of Uppsala. From 1915 he taught as a lecturer. In 1920 he was a founding member of the Vetenskapssocieteten i Lund. With the renewal of the Department of Archaeology and History at the University of Uppsala (successor Lennart Kjellberg ) he was traded next to Axel Boethius as a candidate. Finally, Persson was appointed in 1924 to the chair while Boëthius went to Rome.

Persson initiated excavations in the Argolid ( Asine, dendra and Midea ) and Asia Minor ( Mylasa and Labraunda ). He dealt with ancient topography, military, and economic history and contributed to the decipherment of Linear B writing system in. As an internationally recognized archaeologist, he was invited in 1940 as Sather Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1950 he was awarded the Övralidspreis.