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Peter Megaw (Arthur Hubert Stanley Megaw) was born on 20 July, 1910 in Portobello, Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, is an Irish architectural historian and archaeologist. Discover Peter Megaw's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 95 years old?
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Arthur Hubert Stanley Megaw |
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95 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
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20 July 1910 |
| Birthday |
20 July |
| Birthplace |
Portobello, Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Date of death |
28 June, 2006 |
| Died Place |
Hampstead, London, England |
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United Kingdom
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Peter Megaw Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Peter Megaw's Wife?
His wife is Elektra Elena Mangoletsi (m. 1937-1993)
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Elektra Elena Mangoletsi (m. 1937-1993) |
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Peter Megaw Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Peter Megaw worth at the age of 95 years old? Peter Megaw’s income source is mostly from being a successful historian. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Peter Megaw's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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She was an artist who was born in 1905.
Arthur Hubert Stanley "Peter" Megaw, (20 July 1910 – 28 June 2006) was an architectural historian and archaeologist.
He specialised in Byzantine churches.
Megaw was born on 20 July 1910 at Portobello House nursing home in Portobello, Dublin, Ireland.
He was the second of four sons of Arthur Stanley Megaw, a solicitor, and his wife, Helen Isabel Bertha Megaw (née Smith).
Between 1924 and 1928, he was educated at Campbell College, Belfast, a boys boarding school.
He went on to read architecture at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge.
He graduated in 1931 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree which was later promoted to Master of Arts (MA (Cantab)) degree.
Megaw never held an academic post at a university.
He spent 75 years 'working on the study and preservation of the monuments of the Christian East'.
He first joined the British School at Athens as Walston Student in 1931, to study Byzantine architecture.
He served as Director of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus between 1935 and 1960 and as Director of the British School at Athens from 1962 to 1968.
He served as the first Director of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus between 1935 and 1960.
In 1937, he married Elektra Elena Mangoletsi.
In June 1949, he was appointed Serving Brother of the Venerable Order of Saint John (SBStJ).
In the 1951 King's Birthday Honours, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
With the independence of Cyprus form British Rule in 1960, he spent two short, successive posts at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington DC, United States of America and at the Byzantine Institute of America in Istanbul, Turkey.
He spent the remaining years of the 1960s and the 1970s splitting his time between Cyprus and the United States.
Megaw's work can be seen in the photographic collection held at the Conway Library, Courtauld Institute of Art.
He served as Director of the British School at Athens from 1962 to 1968.
Following his early retirement from the directorship, he joined the Harvard Centre for Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks as a visiting scholar.
He was promoted to Commander of the Venerable Order of Saint John (CStJ) in September 1967.
She died in 1993, therefore predeceasing him.
They did not have any children.
In 1995, the Society of Antiquaries of London awarded him the Frend medal.
This is an award for studies related to the archaeology, history and topography of the early Christian Church.
The book Mosaic: festschrift for A.H.S. Megaw was published in 2001 in his honour.
Megaw died of cancer on 28 June 2006 at his London home in Hampstead.
He was cremated on 20 July 2006 at Golders Green Crematorium, Golders Green, London.
Megaw was known to his friends and colleagues as Peter.
In Cyprus he also acted as a Public Information Officer and an Intelligence Officer on behalf of the Colonial Government.
