Ernest Arthur GardnerErnest Arthur Gardner was an English archaeologist who was born on March 16, 1862, and died on November 27, 1939. Between 1887 and 1895, he was in charge of the British School in Athens. In 1885, Gardner joined Gonville and Caius College as a fellow.As a member of the Egypt Exploration Society, he helped dig at Naucratis in Egypt in 1885 and 1886. In 1886, he went to the British School at Athens to study under Francis Penrose. He was in charge of the school from 1887 to 1895. During his first time as director, he oversaw digs in Cyprus at Old Paphos and Salamis. In 1891, when he was given more time as director, he led an excavation in Megalopolis, Greece. After leaving the British School at Athens in 1895, he went to work at the University of London as the Yates Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology. In 1902, he gave up this job. In 1897, he took over as the editor of The Journal of Hellenic Studies. From 1905 to 1909 and again from 1913 to 1915, he was the head of the Faculty of Arts at the University of London. In 1910, he was chosen to be the university's first Public Orator. Read More Read Less