George Eogan, MRIA (14 September 1930 – 18 November 2021) was an

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archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

. He was born in

Nobber Nobber ( – referring to the description by the local native Irish population, to the development of moat around a Norman castle) is a village in north County Meath, Ireland. The village is located near a river called the Dee () and near White ...

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, and studied at

University College Dublin University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland ...

(UCD) and then

Trinity College Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

. In 1965, he was appointed to a lectureship at UCD, becoming a professor in 1979, and also serving as head of department from then until 1995.''From megaliths to metal: essays in honour of George Eogan'', p.xii Eogan was particularly known for his work over forty years at

Knowth Knowth (; ga, Cnóbha) is a Neolithic passage grave and an ancient monument of the World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne located 8.4 km west of Drogheda in Ireland's valley of the River Boyne. It is the largest passage grave of the Brú ...

, having been director of the Knowth Research Project. In 1968, he became the first person in over a millennium to enter the east-side tomb at the site. Eogan was also appointed an

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member of

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, serving from 1987 until 1989.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Eogan, George 1930 births 2021 deaths Academics of University College Dublin Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Alumni of University College Dublin Independent members of Seanad Éireann Irish archaeologists Members of the 18th Seanad People from County Meath Nominated members of Seanad Éireann Members of the Royal Irish Academy