John Percival Droop, Date of Birth, Date of Death

John Percival Droop

Classical archaeologist and scholar

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1882

Date of Death: 26-Sep-1963

Profession: university teacher, art historian, classical scholar, archaeologist, classical archaeologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

John Percival Droop (4 October 1882 – 26 September 1963, in Vence, France) was a British classical archaeologist.
He served as the professor of classical archaeology at the University of Liverpool from 1921 to 1948.
Afterwards, he examined and analysed an Ancient Greek bowl form, dating from the 5th century BC, which later became known as Droop cups.
Droop researched the temple of Artemis Orthia at Sparta.He was the son of Henry Richmond Droop (1832–1884), the mathematician, and Clara Baily (ca.
1841 - September 7, 1921).