Simon Keay
Simon James Keay, FBA (21 May 1954 – 7 April 2021) was a British archaeologist and academic. Keay specialized in the archaeology of the Roman Empire, particularly Roman Mediterranean ports, commerce and cultural change in Italy and Iberia.
Biography
[edit]Simon Keay was born in London, to a British father, Anthony Keay and an Australian mother, Lorelei (née Shiel) Keay[1][2] He attended Downside School in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset.[2]
Keay received his BA (1977) and PhD (1983); funded by a British Academy Scholarship from University College London.[3] Keay joined the University of Southampton in 1985 as lecturer in Iberian Archaeology, eventually becoming Professor of Roman Archaeology in 1997[1] where he remained until his retirement in 2020[4]
He was a research professor and director of archaeology at the British School at Rome from 2006.[4]
Simon Keay died on 7 April 2021 after a long illness.[5]
Honours
[edit]In 1986, he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[1]
In July 2016, Keay was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[6][7]
Necrology
[edit]- Martin Millett "Simon Keay obituary: Archaeologist who specialised in the Roman empire, focusing on ports and commerce in Italy and Spain" The Guardian 9 May 2021
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Millett, Martin (2021). "SIMON KEAY (1954–2021)". Papers of the British School at Rome. 89: 1–8. doi:10.1017/S0068246221000064. ISSN 0068-2462.
- ^ a b "Simon Keay obituary". TheGuardian.com. 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Professor Simon Keay, 1954-2021". British School at Rome. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Professor Simon Keay | Archaeology | University of Southampton". Southampton.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Professor Simon Keay, 1954-2021". British School at Rome. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Professor Simon Keay". The British Academy. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Carayon, Nicolas (22 July 2016). "Professor Simon Keay elected to the British Academy". Portus Limen – Rome's Mediterranean Ports. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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