James Richard Wiseman

Background

Wiseman, James Richard was born on August 29, 1934 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. Son of James Morgan and Bertie Lou (Sullivan) Wiseman.

Education

Bachelor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1957; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1966; postgraduate, American School Classical Studies, Athens, Greece, 1959-1960.

Career

Instructor, University Texas, Austin, 1960-1964; assistant professor classics, University Texas, 1964-1966; associate professor, University Texas, 1966-1970; professor, University Texas, 1970-1973; director archaeological excavations at, Ancient Corinth, Greece, 1965-1972; chairman archaeological studies program, 1969-1973; professor classics, Boston University, since 1973; professor art history, Boston University, since 1975; professor archaeology, Boston University, since 1980; department chairman classical studies, Boston University, 1974-1982; department chairman archaeology, Boston University, 1982-1996; director archaeological studies program, Boston University, 1975-1976, 79-82; director Center Archeological Studies, Boston University, since 1980; director summer program, Greece, 1976-1977, 81, 91-94. Visiting associate professor classics U. Colorado, Boulder, 1970. American principal investigator, co-director American-Yugoslav Archaeol.

Excavations at Stobi, Yugoslavia, 1970-1981. Project supervisor Boston University Archaeol. Excavations in Temple, N.H., 1975-1976.

Visiting research professor American School Classical Studies, Athens, 1978-1979. Consultant archaeology. Chairman of the executive committee Center Remote Sensing.

Dir.Boston U. Nikopolis Project in N.W. Greece. Visiting fellow Clare Hall and McDonald Institute for Archaeol. Research, Cambridge, 1997.

Life member Clare Hall, Cambridge, since 1997.

Achievements

• James Richard Wiseman has been listed as a noteworthy Classicist, archaeologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • The Land of the Ancient Corinthians (Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, Volume L)
  • Stobi;: A guide to the excavations

Membership

Trustee American Center Oriental Research, since 1996, American Schools Oriental Research, 1985-1989. Served with United States Navy, 1952-1955. Fellow Society Antiquaries of London, Explorers Club.

Member Archaeol. Institute American (national president 1985-1988, executive committee 1973-1977, 81-92, trustee 1993-1998, honorary president since 1993, president Central Texas Society 1962-1964, president Boston Society 1979-1981, Gold Seal award 1989, Charles Eliot Norton lecturer, Joukowsky Distinguished Service award 1999), American Philological Association, American School Classical Studies at Athens (executive committee 1973-1976), American Academy at Rome, Association Ancient Historians, Association Field Archaeology (executive committee 1970-1985), American Institute Nautical Archaeology, International Association Archaeology, Center Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology (executive committee 1975-1978, 79-83), Society of America Archaeology, American Council Learned Society (delegate 1985-1989), German Archeological Institute (correspondent), Macedonian Academy of Sciences Arts (foreign).

Connections

Married Margaret Lucille Mayhue, August 20, 1954. Children: James Alexander, Stephen Michael.

Father:

James Morgan Wiseman

Mother:

Bertie Lou (Sullivan) Wiseman

Spouse:

Margaret Lucille Mayhue

child:

James Alexander Wiseman

child:

Stephen Michael Wiseman