Iris Cornelia Love, 2004 Women of Discovery Humanity Award

"Never stop asking questions." — Iris Cornelia Love

Field Archaeologist, photographer, art critic

Born: 1933-01-01

Hometown: Lincoln, Vermont

Education: Studied at Smith College and the Institute for Fine Arts at New York University

Achievements

Discoveries: The Temple of Aphrodite in Cnidus, Greece

Expeditions: Samothrace and Cnidus, Greece; and Etruscan sites in Italy

Biography

The Humanity award was presented to archaeologist Iris Cornelia Love, both for the decades of work she has devoted to the ruins of Cnidus, an important ancient city in southwestern Asia Minor, and for her discovery oft he long-lost fourth-century b.c. Temple of Aphrodite at Knidos, on the southwest coast of Turkey, which was devastated by an earthquake in AD 459. Love's discoveries have been published in numerous archaeological journals and profiles about her have appeared in The New Yorker, Time, Newsweek, and other magazines. She has published on a variety of academic and cultural subjects. She also has served as editor-at-large forArchitectural Digest and Parade Magazine.

Fun Facts

Favorite Item to have in the field: A Swiss army knife

Heroes: Captain Cook