Martin Biddle

Martin Biddle, CBE, FBA (born 4 June 1937) is a British archaeologist and academic. He is an emeritus fellow of Hertford College, Oxford. His work was important in the development of medieval and post-medieval archaeology in Great Britain.

Early life

Biddle was born on 4 June 1937. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, a public boys school in Hertfordshire. He went on to study at Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating Bachelor of Arts (BA). This was later upgraded to Master of Arts (MA).

Academic career

Excavations

• Nonsuch Palace 1959-1960
• Winchester 1961-1971
• Repton
• Church of the Holy Sepulchre

• "Briton Finds Site of Saxon Church". New York Times. 1962-08-22. Retrieved June 27, 2009. 
• "Viking Dig Reports". BBC. Retrieved 2009-06-27. 
• Leonard, Tom (2001-11-06). "Viking Skeleton Shows Anglo-Saxon's Thirst for Blood". The Telegraph. Retrieved June 27, 2009. 

Honours

Biddle was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1997 New Year Honours 'for services to the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England'. He was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to archaeology.

In 1985, he was elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBA). He served as president of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society from 2011 to 2014.

Select works

• Biddle, Martin; Hudson, Daphne M (April 1, 1973). Future of London's Past. ISBN 0-903789-01-9. 
• Biddle, Martin; Avni, Gideon (July 7, 2000). The Church of the Holy Sepulchre. ISBN 0-8478-2282-6.