GARDNER

gardner, percy (1846- ), english classical archaeologist, was born in london, and was educated at the city of london school and christ's college, cambridge (fellow, 1872). he was disney professor of archaeology at cambridge from 1880 to 1887, and was then appointed professor of classical archaeology at oxford, where he had a stimulating influence on the study of ancient, and particularly greek, art. he also became prominent as an historical critic on biblical subjects. among his works are: _types of greek coins_ (1883); _a numismatic commentary on pausanias_ (with f. imhoof-blumer, 1887); _new chapters in greek history_ (1892), an account of excavations in greece and asia minor; _manual of greek antiquities_ (with f.b. jevons, 2nd ed. 1898); _grammar of greek art_ (1905); _exploratio evangelica_ (1899), on the origin of christian belief; _a historic view of the new testament_ (1901); _growth of christianity_ (1907). his brother, ernest arthur gardner (1862- ), educated at the city of london school and caius college, cambridge (fellow, 1885), is also well known as an archaeologist. from 1887 to 1895 he was director of the british school of archaeology at athens, and later became professor of archaeology at university college, london. his publications include: _introduction to greek epigraphy_ (1887); _ancient athens_ (1902); _handbook of greek sculpture_ (1905); _six greek sculptors_ (1910). he was elected first public orator of london university in 1910.