Clarence van Riet Lowe

Clarence van Riet Lowe
Born(1894-11-04)4 November 1894
Died7 June 1956(1956-06-07) (aged 61)
Other namesPeter van Riet Lowe
Alma materSouth African College
SpouseIris Ethelwynne van Riet Lowe (née Kelly)
AwardsFRSSAf 1934
Scientific career
FieldsCivil engineer, Archaeologist
InstitutionsHistorical Monuments Commission

Clarence van Riet Lowe FRSSAf (4 November 1894 – 7 June 1956) was a South African civil engineer and archaeologist. He was appointed by Jan Smuts as the first director of the Bureau of Archaeology and was among the first group to investigate the archaeological site of Mapungubwe.