Erik Sjöqvist (15 July 1903 – 16 July 1975) was a Swedish archaeologist and educator. Sjöqvist conducted archaeological fieldwork in Cyprus while participating in

Swedish Cyprus Expedition The Swedish Cyprus Expedition was a project to systematically investigate the archaeology of the early history of Cyprus. It took place between September 1927 and March 1931 and was led by three archaeologists: Einar Gjerstad, Erik Sjöqvist and A ...

. He was director of

Swedish Institute at Rome The Swedish Institute in Rome ( sv, Svenska institutet i Rom, it, Istituto Svedese di studi classici a Roma) is a research institution that serves as the base for archaeological excavations and other scientific research in Italy. It also pursues ...

and professor of classical archaeology at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

. He is most commonly associated with development of the excavations of the archaeological sites at

Morgantina Morgantina (Μοργάντιον / Μοργαντίνη in ancient greek) is an archaeological site in east central Sicily, southern Italy. It is sixty kilometres from the coast of the Ionian Sea, in the province of Enna. The closest modern ...

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Biography

Sjöqvist was born at Ronneby in

Blekinge County Blekinge County ( sv, Blekinge län) is a county or '' län'' in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea. The capital is Karlskrona. It is the smallest of the present administrative countie ...

, Sweden. He was the son of John Sjöqvist, professor of medical chemistry and pharmacy at the

Karolinska Institutet The Karolinska Institute (KI; sv, Karolinska Institutet; sometimes known as the (Royal) Caroline Institute in English) is a research-led medical university in Solna within the Stockholm urban area of Sweden. The Karolinska Institute is consiste ...

, Stockholm. He was the elder brother of neurological surgeon Carl Olof Sjøqvist (1901-1954). He studied classical archeology under

Axel W. Persson Axel Waldemar Persson (1 June 1888 – 7 May 1951) was a Swedish archaeologist. He was professor of classical archaeology and ancient history at Uppsala University and conducted excavations of sites in Greece and in Asia Minor. Biogr ...

(1888–1951), professor of classical archaeology and ancient history at

Uppsala University Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public university, public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the List of universities in Sweden, oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in opera ...

. From 1927 until 1931, he participated in the

. The expedition was intended to make a complete study of the ancient culture of Cyprus. The expedition was led by

Einar Gjerstad Einar Nilson Gjerstad (Örebro, 30 October 1897 – 8 January 1988) was a Swedish archaeologist. He was most noted for his research of the ancient Mediterranean, particularly known for his work on Cyprus, as well as his studies of early Rome. B ...

. Erik Sjöqvist and

Alfred Westholm Daniel Alfred Westholm (22 June 1904 - 7 June 1996) was a Swedish archaeologist. He participated in the Swedish Cyprus Expedition, along with archaeologists Einar Gjerstad and Erik Sjöqvist and with architect John Lindros. Biography Danie ...

led most of the excavations. In 1940, he succeeded Einar Gjerstad as director of the Swedish Institute in Rome. Sjöqvist stayed in Rome until 1948. Sjöqvist joined the Princeton faculty in 1951 where he served one year as a visiting professor of Classical Archeology. He was subsequently offered a permanent position as a professor at Princeton, a position that lasted until 1969. His arrival at Princeton was heralded by the Princeton administration as a ripe opportunity for a revival of interest in Classical studies. In 1955, Sjöqvist was responsible for the inception of the Princeton sponsored excavations of the city of

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. The excavations were intended to serve as training for graduate students in the Princeton University, Department of Art and Archaeology. Sjöqvist and Prof. Richard Stillwell jointly directed excavations at the site from 1955 to 1963 and again from 1966 to 1967.

Personal life

He was married to Gurli Sjöqvist. Sjöqvist also served as adviser to the Swedish Crown Prince, and later King,

Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. Before Gustaf Ado ...

. Erik Sjöqvist died at Stockholm during 1975.

Bibliography

#Svenska Cypernexpeditionen, 1927–1931, ''The Swedish Cyprus expedition : finds and results of the excavations in Cyprus, 1927-1931'' ... , Stockholm, The Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 934-. - v. and atlas of plates v. #Sjöqvist, Erik, ''Problems of the late Cypriote bronze age'', Stockholm, The Swedish Cyprus Expedition, [1940 226 p. "The study ... is based upon primary material brought to light during the expedition's excavations in Cyprus in 1927-1931 and already published by Einar Gjerstad and myself in the two first volumes ... [under title: The Swedish Cyprus Expedition]". (Thèse, Histoire, Uppsala, 1940) #Sjöqvist, Erik, ''Reports on excavations in Cyprus. The swedish Cyprus expedition : finds and results of the excavations in Cyprus 1927-1931. Vol. I'', Revised reprint, Stockholm, V. Petterson, 1940, 240 p. #Sjöqvist, Erik, ''Sicily and the Greeks : studies in the interrelationship between the indigenous populations and the greek colonists'', Ann Arbor (Mich.), University of Michigan Press, cop. 1973, XIII-90 p. (Jerome lectures ; 9th series). . -

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#''City of gold : the archaeology of Polis Chrysochous, Cyprus : xhibition, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, October 20, 2012-January 20, 2013">Princeton_University_Art_Museum.html" ;"title="xhibition, Princeton University Art Museum">xhibition, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, October 20, 2012-January 20, 2013', edited by William A.P. Childs, Joanna S. Smith and J. Michael #Padgett, Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Art Museum : Distributed by Yale University Press, cop. 2012. - 359 p. (br). - (br). #"In memory of Professor Erik Sjöqvist (1903-1975) member of the

(1927-1931) and professor of art and archaeology,

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