Patricia Birley
Appearance
Patricia Selina Birley MBE FSA DL (born 27 June 1948) is an archaeologist and was the director of the Vindolanda Trust from 2002 to 2015.[1]
Biography
Birley joined the Vindolanda Trust in the 1970s as a curator and conservator. She became it's Deputy Director in 1980 and Director from 2002 to 2015.[1]
Birley was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 5 May 2012.[2] Since 2010 she has served as a Deputy Lieutenant for Northumberland.[3] She was awarded an MBE in the 2011 New Year Honours for "services to Roman Heritage in Northumberland".[4]
Family
Patricia was married to Robin Birley and is the mother of Andrew Birley.
References
- ^ a b "Patricia Birley MBE. FSA. DL". Vindolanda Trust. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Mrs Patricia Birley". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". The Gazette. 1 April 2010.
- ^ "New Year Honours across Tyneside and Northumberland". BBC News: Tyne & Wear. 31 December 2010.
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- British archaeologists
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- British people of English descent
- English curators
- Directors of museums in the United Kingdom
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
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- Deputy Lieutenants of Northumberland
- Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London
- British women archaeologists
- Birley family
- Women classical scholars
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