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William Stukeley FRS FSA (7 November 1687 – 3 March 1765) was an English antiquarian, physician and Anglican clergyman. A significant influence on the later development of archaeology, he pioneered the scholarly investigation of the prehistoric monuments of Stonehenge and Avebury in Wiltshire.
William Stukeley was an English antiquary and physician whose studies of the monumental Neolithic Period–Bronze Age stone circles at Stonehenge and Avebury, Wiltshire, led him to elaborate extravagant theories relating them to the Druids (ancient Celtic priest-magicians).
Mar 3, 2011 · William Stukeley self portrait, 1735 © Stukeley was an English antiquary and one of the founders of field archaeology, who pioneered the investigation of Stonehenge.
William Stukeley, M.D.— This learned and indefatigable antiquary was born 7th November, 1687, at Holbech, in Lincolnshire. After a good preliminary education at the free school of his native town, he was admitted at Corpus Christi college, Cambridge, 7th November, 1703, and chosen a scholar of that house in the April following.
Mar 2, 2022 · William Stukeley was an English antiquary and one of the founders of field archaeology, who pioneered the investigation of Stonehenge. William Stukeley was born on the 7th November 1697 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, the son of a lawyer.
Jan 2, 2015 · Phenomenology is the modern theoretical archaeologist's word for the appreciation of how a prehistoric monument relates to its landscape. The author shows how the one of the earliest antiquaries, William Stukeley, pre-echoed some of its principles methods and thinking.
William Stukeley. 1687-1765. English antiquarian and physician noted for his archeological work on Neolithic and Bronze Age sites.
Sep 20, 2013 · Die Rolle, die William Stukeley in der Entwicklung des englischen Gartendesigns einnahm, hat in den letzten Jahren zunehmend an Interesse gewonnen, doch wurden seine gärtnerischen und baulichen Aktivitäten während der Zeit als er in Stamford lebte (von 1739 bis 1747) nur wenig erforscht.
William Stukeley. (1687—1765) antiquary and natural philosopher. Quick Reference. (1687–1765). British antiquary, traveller and co‐founder of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
William Stukeley (1687–1765) joined the Society of Antiquaries in 1717. The following year he was elected the Society’s first Secretary. Stukeley is mainly remembered now for his antiquarian excursions, especially to Avebury and Stonehenge, his thorough fieldwork, and for his interest in Druidism.
