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| first_name = Herbert E.J. | | first_name = Herbert E.J. | ||
| name = Biggs | | name = Biggs | ||
| − | | honorific_prefix = | + | | honorific_prefix = Rev. |
| honorific_suffix = CMS | | honorific_suffix = CMS | ||
| image = File:Biggs,_Herbert_E.J..jpg | | image = File:Biggs,_Herbert_E.J..jpg | ||
| − | | birth_date = | + | | birth_date = 1895 |
| − | | death_date = | + | | death_date = 1973 |
| − | | address = Kerman, Persia | + | | address = CMS Boys' School, Kerman, Persia<br />Church Missionary Society, Ispahan, Persia [1925]<br />21 St Andrews Road, Enfield, Middx [1929] |
| − | | occupation = | + | | occupation = educator<br />naturalist<br />church |
| elected_ESL = | | elected_ESL = | ||
| elected_ASL = | | elected_ASL = | ||
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| membership = ordinary fellow | | membership = ordinary fellow | ||
| − | | left = | + | | left = 1929 last listed |
| clubs = | | clubs = | ||
| − | | societies = | + | | societies = Church Missionary Society |
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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1923.04.17 nominated; proposed by M.E. Durham, seconded by E.N. Fallaize 17 Apr. 1923 (elected 1923.05.16 in A63) | 1923.04.17 nominated; proposed by M.E. Durham, seconded by E.N. Fallaize 17 Apr. 1923 (elected 1923.05.16 in A63) | ||
=== Notes From Elsewhere === | === Notes From Elsewhere === | ||
| − | + | Sometimes back I received a few specimens of a Pisidium from Rev. H. E. J. Biggs from Kerman, Persia, for identification. So far as I can judge from the published descriptions and the named material in the Indian Museum these specimens represent a new species, which is described below under the name P. persicum.<br />... while I recently received from Rev. H. E. J. Biggs some shells of the same species collected at Kerman [Records of the Indian Museum: a journal of Indian zoology 1933]<br />The Reverend H.E.J. Biggs (1895-1973) is well known for his numerous studies dealing with the mollusc fauna of various parts of South West Asia and North East Africa (Smythe, 1974; Mienis, 1994 and in prep.). That is not so remarkable, because he lived for a considerable time in Persia, today’s Iran (1922-1928 and 1931-1935) and Egypt (1935-1944). During the latter period he travelled also to Palestine (now Israel), Syria and the Sudan. I refer to Crowley (1973) for more background information concerning this remarkable person. <br />Because of his first hand knowledge of large parts of the Middle East and its recent mollusc fauna, Biggs was occasionally invited to work on shells recovered during excavations in this region. In this way he was entrusted with material from sites in Israel (Jericho and ‘En Gedi), Egypt (Tel El Farâ’în), Syria (Tell Rifa’at), Iran (Bampur) and Cyprus (Kalopsidha). About all these excavations he published brief archaeomalacological reports, which are often tucked away as appendices in the general reports of the excavators.<br />However, Biggs became best known for his chapter: “Molluscs from human habitation sites and the problem of ethnological interpretation”, published in 1969 in the second, enlarged edition of the classic work Science in archaeology by Don Brothwell and Eric Higgs (eds). This work has been reprinted several times and even translated into Spanish. Although this chapter was written more than 30 years ago, most of his observations are still valid today. [Henk K. Mienis] | |
== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
=== External Publications === | === External Publications === | ||
| − | + | The Four Gardens: A Short History of the Diocese of Iran, London, 1962.<br /><br />Biggs, H.E.J., 1960. Molluscs from prehistoric Jericho. Journal of Conchology, 24: 379-387.<br />Biggs, H.E.J., 1963. On the molluscs collected during the excavations at Jericho, 1952-58, and their archaeological<br />significance. Man, 153: 125-128.<br />Biggs, H.E.J., 1966. Report on molluscs found in excavations at Kalopsidha, Cyprus. In: Astrom, P. (ed.),<br />Excavations at Kalopsidha and Ayios Iakovos in Cyprus. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, 2: 135-136. Lund.<br />Biggs, H.E.J., 1967. Notes on Mollusca. In: Seton-Williams, M.V. (ed.), The excavations at Tell Rifa’at, 1964.<br />Second preliminary report. Iraq, 29 (1): 26-27.<br />Biggs, H.E.J., 1969. Report on the Mollusca. In: Seton-Williams, M.V. (ed.), Tell El-Farâ’în Expedition, 1968.<br />Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 55: 16-17.<br />Biggs, H.E.J., 1969. Molluscs from human habitation sites and the problem of ethnological interpretation. In:<br />Brothwell, D. and Higgs, E.S. (eds), Science in archaeology: a survey of progress and research, pp. 423-427.<br />Revised and enlarged edition. London, Thames and Hudson.<br />Biggs, H.E.J., 1970. Ibid. New York, Praeger Publications.<br />Biggs. H.E.J., 1970. Ibid. New York, Basic Books Inc.<br />Biggs, H.E.J., 1970. Report on the Mollusca collected by the expedition to Bampur. In: De Cardi, B. (ed.),<br />Excavations at Bampur, a third millennium settlement in Persian Baluchistan, 1966. American Museum of Natural<br />History, Anthropological Papers, 51 (3): 333-334.<br />Biggs, H.E.J., 1980. Notes on the non-marine mollusca from the altar in the sanctuary. In: Ussishkin, D. (ed.), The<br />Ghassulian shrine at En-Gedi. Tel Aviv, 7: 42.<br />Biggs, H.E.J., 1980. Los moluscos en sitios de habitación humana y el problema de su interpretación etnológica. In:<br />Brothwell, D. and Higgs, E.S. (eds), Ciencia en Arqueologia, 435-442. Mexico, Fondo de Cultura Económica. | |
=== House Publications === | === House Publications === | ||
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| Born | 1895 | ||||||||
| Died | 1973 | ||||||||
| Residence |
CMS Boys' School, Kerman, Persia Church Missionary Society, Ispahan, Persia [1925] 21 St Andrews Road, Enfield, Middx [1929] | ||||||||
| Occupation |
educator naturalist church | ||||||||
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Contents
Notes
Office Notes
House Notes
1923.04.17 nominated; proposed by M.E. Durham, seconded by E.N. Fallaize 17 Apr. 1923 (elected 1923.05.16 in A63)
Notes From Elsewhere
Sometimes back I received a few specimens of a Pisidium from Rev. H. E. J. Biggs from Kerman, Persia, for identification. So far as I can judge from the published descriptions and the named material in the Indian Museum these specimens represent a new species, which is described below under the name P. persicum.
... while I recently received from Rev. H. E. J. Biggs some shells of the same species collected at Kerman [Records of the Indian Museum: a journal of Indian zoology 1933]
The Reverend H.E.J. Biggs (1895-1973) is well known for his numerous studies dealing with the mollusc fauna of various parts of South West Asia and North East Africa (Smythe, 1974; Mienis, 1994 and in prep.). That is not so remarkable, because he lived for a considerable time in Persia, today’s Iran (1922-1928 and 1931-1935) and Egypt (1935-1944). During the latter period he travelled also to Palestine (now Israel), Syria and the Sudan. I refer to Crowley (1973) for more background information concerning this remarkable person.
Because of his first hand knowledge of large parts of the Middle East and its recent mollusc fauna, Biggs was occasionally invited to work on shells recovered during excavations in this region. In this way he was entrusted with material from sites in Israel (Jericho and ‘En Gedi), Egypt (Tel El Farâ’în), Syria (Tell Rifa’at), Iran (Bampur) and Cyprus (Kalopsidha). About all these excavations he published brief archaeomalacological reports, which are often tucked away as appendices in the general reports of the excavators.
However, Biggs became best known for his chapter: “Molluscs from human habitation sites and the problem of ethnological interpretation”, published in 1969 in the second, enlarged edition of the classic work Science in archaeology by Don Brothwell and Eric Higgs (eds). This work has been reprinted several times and even translated into Spanish. Although this chapter was written more than 30 years ago, most of his observations are still valid today. [Henk K. Mienis]
Publications
External Publications
The Four Gardens: A Short History of the Diocese of Iran, London, 1962.
Biggs, H.E.J., 1960. Molluscs from prehistoric Jericho. Journal of Conchology, 24: 379-387.
Biggs, H.E.J., 1963. On the molluscs collected during the excavations at Jericho, 1952-58, and their archaeological
significance. Man, 153: 125-128.
Biggs, H.E.J., 1966. Report on molluscs found in excavations at Kalopsidha, Cyprus. In: Astrom, P. (ed.),
Excavations at Kalopsidha and Ayios Iakovos in Cyprus. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, 2: 135-136. Lund.
Biggs, H.E.J., 1967. Notes on Mollusca. In: Seton-Williams, M.V. (ed.), The excavations at Tell Rifa’at, 1964.
Second preliminary report. Iraq, 29 (1): 26-27.
Biggs, H.E.J., 1969. Report on the Mollusca. In: Seton-Williams, M.V. (ed.), Tell El-Farâ’în Expedition, 1968.
Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 55: 16-17.
Biggs, H.E.J., 1969. Molluscs from human habitation sites and the problem of ethnological interpretation. In:
Brothwell, D. and Higgs, E.S. (eds), Science in archaeology: a survey of progress and research, pp. 423-427.
Revised and enlarged edition. London, Thames and Hudson.
Biggs, H.E.J., 1970. Ibid. New York, Praeger Publications.
Biggs. H.E.J., 1970. Ibid. New York, Basic Books Inc.
Biggs, H.E.J., 1970. Report on the Mollusca collected by the expedition to Bampur. In: De Cardi, B. (ed.),
Excavations at Bampur, a third millennium settlement in Persian Baluchistan, 1966. American Museum of Natural
History, Anthropological Papers, 51 (3): 333-334.
Biggs, H.E.J., 1980. Notes on the non-marine mollusca from the altar in the sanctuary. In: Ussishkin, D. (ed.), The
Ghassulian shrine at En-Gedi. Tel Aviv, 7: 42.
Biggs, H.E.J., 1980. Los moluscos en sitios de habitación humana y el problema de su interpretación etnológica. In:
Brothwell, D. and Higgs, E.S. (eds), Ciencia en Arqueologia, 435-442. Mexico, Fondo de Cultura Económica.
