Margareta Steinby

Finnish archaeologist
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Summary

Margareta Steinby was born on November 21, 1938[1], in Vyborg[2]. She has worked as a classical archaeologist[3], university teacher[4], and archaeologist[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Finland[7]
  • Field of work: Roman archaeology[8]
  • Employer: University of Oxford[9]
  • Award received: Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[10], fellow of All Souls College, Oxford[11], Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art[12]
  • Member of: Society of Antiquaries of London[13], Finnish Academy of Science and Letters[14], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[15]
  • Sex or gender: female[16]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[17]
  • Family name: Steinby[18]
  • Given name: Margareta[19]
  • Professorship: Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish[21], English[22], Italian[23]

Why It Matters

Margareta Steinby has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Margareta Steinby born?

Margareta Steinby was born in Vyborg[2].

What did Margareta Steinby do for work?

Margareta Steinby worked as a classical archaeologist[3], university teacher[4], and archaeologist[5].

What awards did Margareta Steinby receive?

Honors received include Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[10], fellow of All Souls College, Oxford[11], and Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art[12].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Finnusertop · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Award received: Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art"
  2. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Accademia nazionale dei lincei id → 3126-steinby-eva-margareta
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45365|batch #45365]]: Update P14091 IDs"
  3. 14w ago · Bargioni · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pontificio istituto di archeologia cristiana id → 2002
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Pontificio istituto di archeologia cristiana id: 2002, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/162089183|Eva Margareta Steinby (#162089183)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → —
    Sex or gender → female
    Employer → University of Oxford
    Citizenship → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31702|batch #31702]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (3)"
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