Elizabeth Virginia Schofield (19352005) was a British-American archaeologist and classical scholar.

Career

Schofield attended

Cheltenham Ladies' College Cheltenham Ladies' College is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Consistently ranked as one of the top all-girls' schools nationally, the school was established in 1853 to pr ...

in the UK before studying at

Wilson College (Pennsylvania) Wilson College is a private, Presbyterian-related college in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1869 by two Presbyterian ministers, it was named for its first major donor, Sarah Wilson of nearby St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania, who gave $ ...

. She followed her college studies with a master's degree from

Washington State University Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant unive ...

and then, in 1959, a PhD at the

University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati) is a public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1819 as Cincinnati College, it is the oldest institution of higher education in Cincinnati and has an annual enrollment of over 44,00 ...

under Jack Caskey. Schofield taught at

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

before moving with her partner and family to a teaching position at

St John's College, Cambridge St John's College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corpo ...

. Academically, she focused full-time on excavations at

Kea The kea (; ; ''Nestor notabilis'') is a species of large parrot in the family Nestoridae found in the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand. About long, it is mostly olive-green with a brilliant orange under its wings ...

; first with Jack Caskey and then directing the archaeological project there after Caskey's death. In 2005 she was awarded the distinguished service award by the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati.

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References

British women archaeologists British archaeologists 20th-century American archaeologists 1935 births 2005 deaths American women classical scholars University of Cincinnati alumni Cornell University faculty Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge {{Archaeologist-stub