John Lindros (August 3, 1898 – December 2, 1961) was a Swedish architect and photographer. He participated in the

Swedish Cyprus Expedition The Swedish Cyprus Expedition was assembled to systematically investigate Cyprus’s early Archaeology, archaeological history. The expedition occurred between September 1927 and March 1931 and was led by the three archaeologists Einar Gjerstad, E ...

Biography

Lindros was born at

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, Sweden. During his studies at the

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in Stockholm (1923–1925), Lindros was employed by the

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and

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to study buildings around Sweden. During later studies at Stockholm University he met

Alfred Westholm Daniel Alfred Westholm (22 June 1904 - 7 June 1996) was a Swedish archaeologist. He participated in the Swedish Cyprus Expedition, along with archaeologists Einar Gjerstad and Erik Sjöqvist and with architect John Lindros. Biography Daniel ...

, who recruited him to join the

under the direction of archaeologist

Einar Gjerstad Einar Nilson Gjerstad (30 October 1897 – 8 January 1988) was a Swedish archaeologist. He was most noted for his research of the ancient Mediterranean, particularly known for his work on Cyprus, as well as his studies of early Rome. Biography ...

. During the expedition the

(1927–1931), Lindros worked as architect, responsible for measuring and drawing the many maps, plans and sections that are the result of an archaeological excavation. He also worked as a photographer and took an enormous amount of pictures of the excavations. He photographed when

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produced a newsreel about the Swedish Cyprus expedition. As

had experience in photographic and topographic work, Lindros worked mostly in

Erik Sjöqvist Erik Sjöqvist (15 July 1903 – 16 July 1975) was a Swedish archaeologist and educator. Sjöqvist conducted archaeological fieldwork in Cyprus while participating in Swedish Cyprus Expedition. He was director of Swedish Institute at Rome and pr ...

's excavation team. When Sjöqvist was ill, Lindros temporarily took over the excavation in

Idalion Idalion or Idalium (, ''Idalion'', Phoenician: 𐤀𐤃𐤉𐤋, , Akkadian: ''e-di-ʾi-il'', Edīl) was an ancient city in Cyprus, in modern Dali, Nicosia District. The city was founded on the copper trade in the 3rd millennium BC. Its name d ...

, Cyprus. He was also interested in documenting Cypriot folklore and visited many remote villages with his camera. John's wife Rosa Lindros followed him to Cyprus and stayed there until June 1928. She also participated in restoration of the archeological findings. Along with expedition leader

, John Lindros was responsible for unpacking the archaeological materials after returning to Sweden. He worked with the other expedition members on the major scientific publication, ''The Swedish Cyprus Expedition: Finds and Results of the Excavation in Cyprus 1927-1931'', volume I, volume II, volume III. From 1933 to 1935, John Lindros served as architect at the

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. He then worked at the Swedish government agency ''Kungliga Byggnadsstyrelsen'' in 1936, Swedish Merchants Association (''Svenska Köpmannaförbundet'') 1936–1937, and the insurance company Liv-Thule 1937–1940. After that Lindros had his own company. In 1944 he was employed at the

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county architectural office and in 1947 he became deputy county architect in

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, Sweden.

Personal life

He was married to Rosa Lindros; they had a daughter, Swedish-American educator Birgitta Lindros Wohl. John Lindros died during 1961 at

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, Sweden.

References

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