F. J. Haverfield

Francis John Haverfield, (November 8, 1860 at Shipston-on-Stour - October 1, 1919) was an English ancient historian, archaeologist and scientist. From 1907 to 1919, he served as professor of Camden Ancient History at Oxford University. Educated at Winchester College and Oxford University, he also worked under the direction of Theodore Mommsen. In 1907, he became a Camden professor of ancient history at Oxford. Haverfield was the first to undertake a scientific study of Roman Britain, and some consider him the first theorist to address Romanization of the Roman Empire. Some consider him an innovator in the discipline of Romano-British archeology.  His works include Romanization of Roman Britain (1905), (which originated as a lecture from the British Academy and for which he is best known), Planning of Ancient Cities (1913),  and The Roman occupation of Great Britain (1924), many monographs and authoritative chapters, which he contributed to the history of Victoria in the counties of England. He excavated a Roman fort in Hardcott, the site of the ancient Media Bodum in Cumbria. He collected and published famous Latin inscriptions in Britain.