Alice Leslie Walker
Alice "Mopsie" Leslie Walker (June 26, 1885 – June 25, 1954) was an American archeologist and leading expert on the Neolithic Period in Southern Greece. She was a gifted linguist. Besides speaking English, she spoke French, German, Portuguese, Latin and Ancient and Modern Greek. She and Hetty Goldman were the first two women to direct an archeological dig in mainland Greece.
Alice Leslie Walker | |
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| Born | June 26, 1885 San Francisco, California |
| Died | June 25, 1954 (aged 68) Santa Barbara, California |
| Education | Vassar College, University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Expertise on the Neolithic Period in Southern Greece |
| Spouse | Georgios A. Kosmopoulos |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology |
| Institutions | American School of Classical Studies at Athens |
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