Professor Renée Hirschon 1944 - 2026

The School is saddened to hear of the death of a valued member of our community.

The School is saddened to learn of the death of Professor Renée Hirschon, Research Affiliate here at the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography. For many years shes was Tutor for Anthropology at St Peter’s College and a huge supporter of our undergraduate degree in Archaeology and Anthropology.

Renée was also extremely well respected as an anthropologist of the Mediterranean region being the author of the classic Heirs of the Greek Catastrophe.

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