Ronald Montagu Burrows

Ronald Montagu Burrows
Born	16 August 1867 Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Died	14 May 1920 London
Nationality	British
Fields	Archaeology
Institutions	Cardiff University University of Manchester King's College London
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford
Known for	Minoan civilization

Ronald Montagu Burrows (16 August 1867 – 14 May 1920) was a British academic archaeologist who served as Principal of King's College London from 1913 to 1920.

He was educated at Charterhouse School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was Professor of Greek at University College, Cardiff from 1898 until 1908, and at the University of Manchester from 1908 until 1913. In 1913 he became Principal of King's College London, a post he held until his death in 1920.

Burrows was also a noted archaeologist who performed excavations in Greece at Pílos (ancient Pylos, on the Coryphasium promontory) and the nearby island of Sfaktiría. Much of this work helped to establish studies of the Minoan civilization. With Percy and Annie Ure, he undertook important excavations at Rhitsona in Boeotia, Greece.

He was also instrumental in bringing Greece into World War I as a political and military ally of Britain.

Bibliography

• George Glasgow, Ronald Burrows: a memoir. London, 1924.

External links

• Encyclopædia Britannica Article
• Collected papers of Ronald M. Burrows
• Ronald M. Burrows at Library of Congress Authorities, with 8 catalogue records (under multiple adjacent headings)

Academic offices
Preceded by Arthur Headlam	Principal of King's College London 1913–1920	Succeeded by Sir Ernest Barker