Vanderpool, Eugene (1906–1989)

US archaeologist. No one knew more about Greek epigraphy and topography, especially the topography of Attica; his knowledge led the Germans to inter him during World War II. He was a beloved and revered teacher and mentor at the American School of Classical Studies, where he was an agora excavator (1932–67), deputy director (1947–67), and professor of archaeology (1949–71).

Vanderpool was born in New Jersey. He first went to Greece in 1927, returned briefly to the USA to finish his BA at Princeton (1929), and thereafter spent virtually his entire life in Greece.