Kathleen Kenyon — English Scientist born on January 05, 1906, died on August 24, 1978
Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon, DBE, was a leading archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent. She is best known for her excavations of Jericho and Bangalow in 1952-1958, and has been called the most influential female archaeologist of the 20th century. She was Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford from 1962 to 1973... (wikipedia)