John Basil HENNESSY

Background

HENNESSY, John was born on February 10, 1925 in Horsham Victoria Son of Thomas B. Hennessy and Nellie M. Poultney.

Education

Villa Maria & Saint Patrick"s College Ballarat, University of Sydney and Magdalen College Oxford.

Career

Lecturer, Near Eastern Architecture, University of Sydney 1955-1961. Assistant Director British School of Archaeology, Jerusalem 1965-1966, Director 1966-1970. Edwin Cuthbert Hall Visiting Professor, of Middle Eastern Archaeology, University of Sydney 1970-1972, Edwin Cuthbert Hall Professor since 1973.

Director Australian Foundation for Near Eastern Archaeology since 1973.

Director of Excavations Sphagion, Stephania (Cyprus) 1951, Damascus Gate, Jerusalem 1964-1966, Amman 1966, Teleilat Ghassul (Jordan) 1967-1977, Samaria 1968, Pella (Jordon) 88.

Connections

Married Ruth M. R. Shannon in 1954.

Father:

Thomas B. Hennessy

Mother:

Nellie M. Poultney

Spouse:

Ruth M. R. Shannon