Martin Robertson

British classical archaeologist (1911-2004)
Person Human Q1904834

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[34]
Date of birth
September 11, 1911, 1911[10]
Date of death
December 26, 2004, 2004[11]
Place of birth
Cambridge
Place of death
Cambridge
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[22]
Award received
Kenyon Medal (1987)[32]
Spouse
Theodosia Spring Rice (1942–present), Louisa Holstein (1988–present)[14][15]
Child
Lucy Petica Robertson, Stephen Robertson, Matthew Nicolas Robertson, Catherine Julie Robertson, Dominick Henry Robertson, Thomas Dolby[16][17][18][19][20][21]
Doctoral student
Donna C. Kurtz[35]
Cause of death
bronchopneumonia[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Latin, Ancient Greek[43][44][45]
Different from
Martin Robertson[46]
Family name
Robertson[37]
Manner of death
natural causes[42]
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Number of children
6[47]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en C. M. Robertson en Charles Martin Robertson en Professor Charles Martin Robertson en Martin Robertson ar مارتن روبرتسون cs Charles Martin Robertson cs C. M. Robertson da C. M. Robertson da Charles Martin Robertson de C. M. Robertson de Charles Martin Robertson el Μάρτιν Ρόμπερτσον en-gb C. M. Robertson en-gb Charles Martin Robertson es Charles Martin Robertson es C. M. Robertson fi Charles Martin Robertson fi C. M. Robertson fr C. M. Robertson id C. M. Robertson
🔖 Identifiers · 43
VIAF cluster ID
228579953, 89819557
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79138587
American Academy in Rome ID
12415726
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
121905136
CONOR.SI ID
166926435
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11242896
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
1019219971
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1019219971
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Dictionary of Art Historians ID
robertsonm
EBAF authority ID
29456
Freebase ID
/m/0c3tr5s
Genealogics.org person ID
I00735320
Geni profile ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kindred Britain ID
I11995
Libraries Australia ID
47599197
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04342334
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
959278
NUKAT ID
n2019010379
National Library of Brazil ID
000334836
National Library of Greece ID
70755
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000302387
National Library of Poland MMS ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067956645
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
94618
RERO ID (legacy)
A003751468
SAIA authority ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
187156
Semantic Scholar author ID
123897438
The Peerage person ID
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Theatricalia person ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
500284721
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058602907606706
WikiTree person ID
Robertson-11210
WorldCat Entities ID
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Employer 3
Field of work 3
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
Child 2
Children (paternal) 2
Given name 2
Medical condition 2
Award received 1
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Family name 1
Instance of 1
Manner of death 1
Member of 1
Place of birth 1
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Summary

Martin Robertson was born on September 11, 1911[1], in Cambridge[2]. He died on December 26, 2004[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a classical archaeologist[5], university teacher[6], poet[7], art historian[8], and archaeologist[9].

FAQs

Where was Martin Robertson born?

Martin Robertson was born in Cambridge[2].

Where did Martin Robertson die?

Martin Robertson died in Cambridge[4].

Who were Martin Robertson's parents?

Martin Robertson's father was Donald Struan Robertson[12]. Martin Robertson's mother was Petica Jones[13].

Who was Martin Robertson married to?

Martin Robertson's spouses include Theodosia Spring Rice[14] and Louisa Holstein[15].

What did Martin Robertson do for work?

Martin Robertson worked as a classical archaeologist[5], university teacher[6], poet[7], art historian[8], and archaeologist[9].

Where did Martin Robertson go to school?

Martin Robertson was educated at Trinity College[31].

What awards did Martin Robertson receive?

Honors received include Kenyon Medal[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [16] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  15. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [8] ↑ . Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    VIAF cluster ID → 228579953, 89819557
    "Created claim: VIAF cluster ID: 89819557, batch #259688"
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    Occupation → classical archaeologist, university teacher, poet +1
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