Erik Sjöqvist

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Erik Sjöqvist (born 1903; died 1975) was the director of Swedish Cyprus Expedition and director of Swedish Institute at Rome, Italy and professor of classical archaeology at Princeton University.

Sjöqvist was responsible for the inception of the Princeton excavations at Morgantina, Sicily, in 1955 together with Richard Stillwell.

He was married to Gurli Sjöqvist. Sjöqvist also served as adviser to the Swedish, Crown Prince, and later King, Gustav VI Adolf.

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