Edward Thomas Hall

For other people named Edward Hall, see Edward Hall (disambiguation).

Edward Thomas Hall
In the Balloon
Born	10 May 1924(1924-05-10) London, England
Died	11 August 2001(2001-08-11) (aged 77) Oxford
Residence	Oxford
Nationality	British
Fields	Archaeological science
Alma mater	New College, Oxford (Chemistry)
Notable awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the British Academy
Spouse	Jennifer De La Harpe

Edward Thomas Hall CBE, Hon. FBA, FSA, D.Phil (also known as Teddy Hall; 10 May 1924 - 11 August 2001) was a British scientist.

Life

Born in London, Hall was also a hot-air-balloon pilot and owner of Cameron O-84 Flaming Pearl G-AYAJ 1970-1990.. He was a member of the Air Squadron.

The son of Walter D'Arcy Hall, he was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford, where he received his DPhil in 1953. In 1943, he joined the RNVR as an ordinary seaman, serving in landing craft transporting commandos to France.

He married South African model Jennifer De La Harpe and had two sons Bill and Martin.

At various times in his life he was a trustee of the National Gallery, the British Museum and Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths Company.

Achievements

• Exposed the Piltdown Man fraud.
• Founder of Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University.
• Founder of Littlemore Scientific Engineering Company (ELSEC), Oxford.
• Helped to date the Turin Shroud as a medieval fake. However, the dating done by Hall and his team is now disputed due to tested samples being cut from a patched corner of the shroud—see the article on the shroud.
• Built the Littlemore Clock, possibly the most accurate pendulum clock ever.

Hall was an Ad hominem Professor at Worcester College, Oxford.

See also

• List of nontheists (science and technology)

Obituaries

• Guardian obituary 20 August 2001.Professor ET 'Teddy' Hall:Scientist who exposed the Piltdown Man fraud and dated the Turin Shroud as a medieval fake
• Telegraph Obituary
• New York Times obituary