Dorothy Garrod, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dorothy Garrod

British archaeologist and first female Professor at the University of Cambridge

Date of Birth: 05-May-1892

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1968

Profession: archaeologist, anthropologist, prehistorian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Dorothy Annie Elizabeth Garrod, CBE, FBA (5 May 1892 – 18 December 1968) was an English archaeologist who specialised in the Palaeolithic period.
She held the position of Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge from 1939 to 1952, and was the first woman to hold an Oxbridge chair.