Prentice Duell

Background

Duell, Prentice was born on August 17, 1894 in New Albany, Indiana, United States. Son of Martin H. and Mary Hannah (Gray) Duell.

Education

Studied architecture, Paris, 1919.

Career

Instructor history of architecture, University of Illinois, 1921-1922. Assistant professor, 1925-1926, and professor, 1926-1927, ancient architecture, University of Cincinnati. Lecturer, 1927-1929, and associate professor, 1929-1930, classical archaeological, Bryn Mawr College.

Archaeologist, Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, 1929-1931.

Field director Sakkarah (Egypt) Expedition, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, 1930-1936, and non-resident associate professor ancient Mediterranean art, same, 1931-1936. Research in London and Vienna, 1936-1938.

Research fellow in Etruscan art Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University, since 1939. Exhibitions of water colors and photographs of Etruscan wall paintings, Metropolitan Museum, New York, and other museums universities Enlisted in the United States Army, aviation section, 1917, second in command Lieutenant, 1918.

Balloon pilot-observer with American Expeditionary Forces, San Mihiel and Argonne offensives, also Army of Occupation, 1918-1919.

Appointed First lieutenant aviation section, Reserve Corps, 1920-1922, and Military Intelligence, Reserve Corps, 1922-1935.

Achievements

• Prentice Duell has been listed as a noteworthy archaeologist. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member New York State Association of Architects, Archaeological Institute American, Artificial Intelligence A., American Academy in Rome, Instituto di Studi Etruschi ed Italici (Florence, Italy), l’Association Internationale d ’Archeologie Classique (Rome). Sigma Xi, Theta Xi.; Clubs: Century.

Harvard, (New York).

Connections

Father:

Martin H. Duell

Mother:

Mary Hannah (Gray) Duell