I received this message from another post and forward it on.

Death of Philip Grierson. Cecile Morrisson forwarded the message below.


It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the death
on Sunday, January 15, of Philip Grierson, Emeritus Professor of
Numismatics at the University of Cambridge, at age 95. During his long
and distinguished career, Philip had a special association with
Dumbarton Oaks, a place that he loved deeply, to which he made many
scholarly contributions, and where he made many lasting friends. He
served as Advisor in Byzantine Numismatics from 1953-1998, and was
primarily responsible for the acquisition of the Dumbarton Oaks
Byzantine coin collection. He also was responsible in large part for
the publication of this collection in a series of five volumes (in
particular, vol. 2 in two parts, on Phocas to Theodosius III; vol. 3 in
two parts on Leo III to Nicephorus III; and vol. 5 on the Palaiologan
dynasty), plus an additional volume (with Melinda Mays) on the late
Roman coins from Arcadius and Honorius to the accession of Anastasius.

In 1999, shortly after his retirement as Advisor in Byzantine
Numismatics, Philip was honored by Dumbarton Oaks with a colloquium on
"Byzantium in the Medieval World: Monetary Transactions and Exchange";
at the same time he was recognized with a special exhibit of coins from
the Dumbarton Oaks collection.

Philip remained active until a few weeks before his death,
continuing to work on the monumental publication (Medieval European
Coinage) of his own personal collection of medieval coins, which he had
donated to the Fitzwilliam Museum. He will long be remembered for his
wide-ranging erudition, his love of books, music and movies, his
conviviality and engaging conversation, and will be greatly missed by
his many friends.


Sincerely,

Peter K. Tompa
Dillingham & Murphy, LLP
1155 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
Telephone: 202.835.9880
Facsimile: 202.835.9885
E-mail: pkt@...