Agnes Newhall Stillwell | |
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![]() Agnes Newhall Stillwell, from the 1927 yearbook of Bryn Mawr College | |
Born | Agnes Ellen Milan March 4, 1906
Southwest Harbor, Maine, U.S. |
Died | April 8, 1957
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 51)
Occupation | Archaeologist |
Spouse | Richard Stillwell |
Agnes Ellen Newhall Stillwell (March 4, 1906 – April 8, 1957) was an American archaeologist, focused on Corinth.
Newhall was born Agnes Ellen Milan in Southwest Harbor, Maine. [1] Agnes was partly raised by an aunt, educator Laura L. Newhall, in Boston. [2] Agnes was described as a niece of Millie Milan and her older sister Hattie Hamblen, when both women died on the same day, in Maine in 1932. [3]
Newhall graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1927, and pursued graduate studies on a fellowship at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, [4] where she was based until 1935. [5]
Stillwell moved to Princeton, New Jersey, because her husband was a professor there. [6] She continued working alongside her husband in Greece, [7] and writing scholarly articles. [8] Her inventories from excavating at Corinth continued to inform other scholars' work. [9] [10]
Agnes Newhall married Richard Stillwell, head of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, in London in 1932. [5] They had two children, Richard and Theodora. Richard became a chemist, and Theodora followed her parents in doing archaeological work at Corinth. [7] [14] Agnes Newhall Stillwell died in 1957, at the age of 51, in Princeton. [15] Her granddaughter Camilla MacKay is also an archaeologist by training. [8] [16]
Agnes Newhall Stillwell | |
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![]() Agnes Newhall Stillwell, from the 1927 yearbook of Bryn Mawr College | |
Born | Agnes Ellen Milan March 4, 1906
Southwest Harbor, Maine, U.S. |
Died | April 8, 1957
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 51)
Occupation | Archaeologist |
Spouse | Richard Stillwell |
Agnes Ellen Newhall Stillwell (March 4, 1906 – April 8, 1957) was an American archaeologist, focused on Corinth.
Newhall was born Agnes Ellen Milan in Southwest Harbor, Maine. [1] Agnes was partly raised by an aunt, educator Laura L. Newhall, in Boston. [2] Agnes was described as a niece of Millie Milan and her older sister Hattie Hamblen, when both women died on the same day, in Maine in 1932. [3]
Newhall graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1927, and pursued graduate studies on a fellowship at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, [4] where she was based until 1935. [5]
Stillwell moved to Princeton, New Jersey, because her husband was a professor there. [6] She continued working alongside her husband in Greece, [7] and writing scholarly articles. [8] Her inventories from excavating at Corinth continued to inform other scholars' work. [9] [10]
Agnes Newhall married Richard Stillwell, head of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, in London in 1932. [5] They had two children, Richard and Theodora. Richard became a chemist, and Theodora followed her parents in doing archaeological work at Corinth. [7] [14] Agnes Newhall Stillwell died in 1957, at the age of 51, in Princeton. [15] Her granddaughter Camilla MacKay is also an archaeologist by training. [8] [16]