Robert Hamilton (archaeologist)
Robert Hamilton | |
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| Born | Robert William Hamilton 26 November 1905 |
| Died | 25 September 1995 (aged 89) |
| Education | Winchester College |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Archaeologist Lecturer Curator |
| Title | Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum |
| Term | 1962 to 1972 |
| Predecessor | Sir Karl Parker |
| Successor | Sir David Piper |
| Spouse | Eileen Hetty Lowick |
| Children | Five |
Robert William Hamilton, FBA (26 November 1905 – 25 September 1995) was a British archaeologist and academic. He was senior lecturer in Near Eastern archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1949 to 1956 and a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1959 to 1972. He was keeper (head) of the Ashmolean Museum from 1962 to 1972.