Ralph Van Deman Magoffin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ralph Van Deman Magoffin

American archaeologist

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1874

Place of Birth: Rice, Kansas, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 13-May-1942

Profession: classical scholar, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ralph Van Deman Magoffin (1874 – 1942) was an American Classical scholar and archaeologist.He received his B.A.
from the University of Michigan and his Ph.D.
from Johns Hopkins University.In 1907 Magoffin was a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, during which time he studied the topography of ancient Praeneste.
Magoffin taught Ancient history and Archaeology at Johns Hopkins University.
He was from 1920 to 1921 affiliated with the American Academy in Rome and from 1923 to 1930 served as chair of the Department of Classics at New York University.
From 1921 to 1931 he served as president of the Archaeological Institute of America.Magoffin was the nephew of Esther Boise Van Deman.