Charles Theodore Seltman PhD (4 August 1886 – 28 June 1957) was an

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art historian and writer particularly in the area of

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. Charles Seltman was born in

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on 4 August 1886 to Ernest John Seltman and Barbara Smith Watson from

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. He was educated at

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and during

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served in the

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. He married Isabel May Griffiths Dane (1893 - 1935), niece of Sir

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, on 6 June 1917 and in 1918 was accepted into

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where he specialized in

archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

. He was awarded the

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in 1945. He is known for his theory that authoritarian societies produce abstract art while free societies produce realistic art. He was a fellow of

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and a University Lecturer in Classics; he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (Litt.D.). His wife is buried at the Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge,

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. He died on 28 June 1957, in Cambridge, and was cremated in Cambridge Crematorium on 1 July 1957. In accordance with his wishes, his ashes were scattered in the

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near

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Works

* ''The Temple Coins of

Olympia, Greece Olympia ( ; ), officially Archaia Olympia ( ), is a small town in Elis (regional unit), Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name. The site was a major Panhellenic sanctuary, Panhell ...

'', 1921 * ''

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: In Early Attic Legend & Art'', 1923 * ''

Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...

, Its History & Coinage before the Persian Invasion'', 1924 * ''The Cambridge Ancient History, Volumes of Plates, I-V'' (Cambridge: University Press, 1927–1939)
Vol. IVol. IIVol. IIIVol. IVVol. V
* ''Attic Vase Painting Martin Classical Lectures, Volume III'', 1933 * ''Masterpieces of Greek Coinage'', 1946 * ''Greek Art'', 1947, with Chittenden, Jacqueline * ''Approach to Greek Art'', 1948 * ''A Pictorial History of the Queens' College, Cambridge 1448–1948'', with Browne, A.D, 1948 * ''A Book of Greek Coins'', 1952 * ''The

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, Gods and Goddesses of

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'', 1952 * ''Greek Coins'', 1955 * ''Women in Antiquity'', 1956 * ''Wine in the Ancient World'', 1957 * ''Riot in

Ephesus Ephesus (; ; ; may ultimately derive from ) was an Ancient Greece, ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, in present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of Apasa, the former Arzawan capital ...

; Writings on the Heritage of Greece'', 1958

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* Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge 1886 births 1957 deaths British Army personnel of World War I Suffolk Regiment soldiers People educated at Berkhamsted School Fellows of Queens' College, Cambridge 20th-century English historians People from Paddington Military personnel from the City of Westminster {{UK-art-historian-stub