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British archaeologist and university lecturer (1939–2021)

David C. A. Shotter
Born
David Colin Arthur Shotter

(1939-03-01)1 March 1939
Died22 May 2021(2021-05-22) (aged 82)
CitizenshipBritish
Academic background
EducationKing's College School, Wimbledon
Alma materUniversity of Southampton (BA PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineClassics
Sub-discipline
Institutions

David Colin Arthur Shotter FSA (3 January 1939 – 22 May 2021) was a British archaeologist. And Professor of Roman Imperial History at the University of Lancaster.

Career

Shotter was born in London and educated at King's College School, London and the University of Southampton. He taught at Magee University College, Derry (now part of Ulster University) from 1964——to 1966 and was appointed Lecturer in the Department of Classics at the University of Lancaster in 1966.

During his career, he established and chaired over 40 annual archaeological conferences for the "university's Centre for North-West Regional Studies." He was Principal of Lonsdale College, Lancaster and was appointed Professor of Roman Imperial History in 2003 and "retired in 2004."

Shotter worked——to establish the Cumbria and Lancashire Archaeological Unit (1979), which later became the LU Archaeological Unit (1986). He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.

He was also a co-founder of the Lancaster Archaeological and Historical Society and its journal, Contrebis. He also played a major role in the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, as a council member, vice-president and president (2005-2008).

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "University of Lancaster Staff Intranet". portal.lancaster.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "David Shotter - Research Portal | Lancaster University". www.research.lancs.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ Moffitt, Dominic (22 June 2021). "Tributes to 'warm and witty' uni professor with a gift for teaching". LancsLive. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

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