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Ivan Donald Margary (1896-1976): An Officer, Gentleman, Scholar & Philanthropist

by Dr David Rudling FSA, MCIFA

Ivan Margary is best known for his major contributions towards the study of Roman roads in Britain. He is less well known, however, for numerous other contributions, both practical involvement and/or financial, towards other facets of our cultural heritage, other disciplines, education, and to his local community. This lecture will consider both the life of Margary generally, and his various contributions to archaeology specifically.

David is the Academic Director at Sussex Archaeology and History. Previously, he was Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Sussex, and prior to this Director of Archaeology South-East which is part of University College London.

David started work in Sussex in 1980 having completed an MA in Roman Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, London. David has directed a wide range of fieldwork on sites of various periods throughout Sussex, notable sites including the Roman villas at Bignor, Beddingham, Barcombe and Plumpton, a Roman tile kiln at Hartfield, two Romano-Celtic temples at Chanctonbury Ring, a Middle Bronze Age settlement site at Downsview on the Brighton Bypass, and various medieval urban sites in Hastings, Lewes and Winchelsea. David’s main research interests are Roman rural settlements and land-use, religion and ritual in Roman Britain, and ancient and medieval coins. David is Chairman of the Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society.

Sussex Archaeology and History run free online lectures the third Wednesday of the month. See more at www.sussexarchaeology.org