John Boardman (art historian)

Sir John Boardman OBE FBA
Boardman c. 2010
Born	(1927-08-20)20 August 1927 Essex, England, United Kingdom
Died	23 May 2024(2024-05-23) (aged 96)
Occupation	Classical archaeologist
Awards	Kenyon Medal Onassis Prize for Humanities
Academic background
Education	Chigwell School Magdelene College, Cambridge
Academic work
Institutions	British School at Athens Ashmolean Museum Lincoln College, Oxford

Sir John Boardman, OBE FBA (/ˈbɔːrdmən/; 20 August 1927 – 23 May 2024) was a British classical archaeologist and art historian of ancient Greek art.^[1] Educated at Chigwell School in Essex and at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Boardman worked as assistant director of the British School at Athens between 1952 and 1955 before taking up a position as an assistant keeper at the Ashmolean Museum, part of the University of Oxford. He succeeded John Beazley as Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at the university in 1978, remaining in post until his retirement in 1994.

Boardman's academic work focused on the art and archaeology of ancient Greece, with particular focus on Greek colonisation, jewellery and vase-painting. He was made a Fellow of the British Academy, which awarded him its Kenyon Medal in 1995. He was also awarded the Onassis Prize for Humanities in 2009.