The Kenyon Medal is awarded annually[1] by the British Academy 'in recognition of work in the field of classical studies and archaeology'. The medal was endowed by Sir Frederic Kenyon and was first awarded in 1957.[2]
List of recipients
[edit]Source: British Academy
- 1957 – John Beazley
- 1959 – Michael Ventris (posthumously)
- 1961 – Edgar Lobel
- 1963 – Carl Blegen
- 1965 – Eduard Fraenkel
- 1967 – Maurice Bowra
- 1969 – Denys Page
- 1971 – E. R. Dodds
- 1973 – A. S. F. Gow
- 1975 – Ronald Syme
- 1977 – Rudolf Pfeiffer
- 1979 – Bernard Ashmole
- 1981 – Arnaldo Momigliano
- 1983 – Arthur Dale Trendall
- 1985 – D. R. Shackleton Bailey
- 1987 – Martin Robertson
- 1989 – F. W. Walbank
- 1991 – Homer Thompson
- 1993 – Kenneth Dover
- 1995 – John Boardman
- 1997 – Robin G. M. Nisbet
- 1999 – Brian B. Shefton
- 2001 – no award
- 2002 – Martin Litchfield West
- 2003 – Nicolas Coldstream
- 2005 – Fergus Millar
- 2007 – Geoffrey Lloyd
- 2009 – James Noel Adams
- 2011 – David Peacock
- 2013 – Alan Cameron
- 2015 – Nigel Guy Wilson
- 2017 – Joyce Reynolds
- 2019 - Peter Parsons
- 2020 - Averil Cameron
- 2021 - David Breeze
- 2022 - T. P. Wiseman[3]
- 2023 - Susan Walker[4]
- 2024 - Christopher Stray
- 2025 - Michael Fulford
See also
[edit]- Awards of the British Academy
- List of archaeology awards
- List of history awards
- List of awards named after people
References
[edit]- ^ "Kenyon Medal". British Academy. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Kenyon Medal for Classical Studies and Archaeology". Prizes and medals. British Academy. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Kenyon Medal".
- ^ "Dr Susan Walker FSA receives Kenyon Medal". Wolfson College.