Marble plinth to commemorate the life of Edward Capps who was Chairman of the Excavation of the Athenian Agora
Marble plinth to commemorate the life of Edward Capps 1866 - 1950 who was Chairman of the Excavation of the Athenian Agora. Born in Jacksonville Illinois he was Professor of Classics at Princeton from 1907 to 1935. In 1914 he was elected president of the American Philological Association and in 1918 he was appointed head of the American Red Cross commission to Greece with the rank of colonel. In 1920 he was appointed minister to Greece, resigning in March 1921 and returning to Princeton. A leading authority on the Greek theatre, he contributed much to philological journals. The ancient Agora which was the marketplace was once a vibrant neighborhood and part of the Plaka district.
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Location: Athens Greece
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