Background
FRERE, Sheppard was born on August 23, 1916 in Graffham, Sussex. Son of Noel Gray Frere and Barbara Sunderland.
professor of the archaeology of the Roman Empire
FRERE, Sheppard was born on August 23, 1916 in Graffham, Sussex. Son of Noel Gray Frere and Barbara Sunderland.
Lancing College, and Magdalene College Cambridge.
Assistant Master, Epsom College 1938-1940. National Fire Service 1941-1946. Assistant Master, Lancing College 1946-1954.
Lecturer in Archaeology, Manchester University 1954-1955.
Reader in the Archaeology of the Roman Provs., London University 1955-1961, Professor 1961-1966. Professor, of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire, Oxford University 1966-1983, Emeritus Professor since 1983, Fellow of All Souls, now Emeritus Fellow.
President Royal Archaeological Institute 1978-1980, Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 1983-1986.
Married Janet Cecily Hoare in 1961.