Alan Blakeway


Alan Albert Antisdel Blakeway was a British archaeologist who was director of the British School at Athens.

Early life

Alan Albert Antisdel Blakeway was born in 1898, the eldest son of the venerable C.E. Blakeway archdeacon of Stafford.

Career

Blakeway was a master at Winchester School from 1924 to 1931. He was a fellow of Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. He was appointed director of the British School at Athens in 1936 but died the same year. He was replaced by G.M. Young.

Family

Blakeway married Alison Hope in 1935.

Death

Blakeway died of blood poisoning at Winchester on 9 October 1936.

Selected publications