Anglo-American scholar, archeologist and olympian. Became a British citizen in 1899 and was knighted in 1912. He changed his last name to Walston in 1918 due to the unpopularity of anything German in Great Britain at the start of WWI (as did the Royal family). He was one of thirteen American competitors in the first olympiad, in Athens, Greece, 1896, where he competed in the military rifle-200 meter event. He did not medal. He was the oldest member of the US team at age 40. Waldstein was a prominent archaeologist, who worked as director and professor of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens between 1889 and 1895, and later taught as a Slade Professor at Cambridge. He led many excavations, including those of ancient Argos and Eretria, and petitioned extensively for excavations of the Italian city of Herculaneum, which is near the more famous Pompei. Waldstein was an honorary member of the 1894 Sorbonne Congress, where the Modern Olympics were born. Besides competing in the 1896 Athens Olympics, he served on the organizing committee for the athletic and gymnastic events, and even refereed at the cycling and tennis competitions. Sir Charles died of heart failure while on a cruise in the Mediterranean.
Bio courtesy of THR
1 December 2014
Bio courtesy of THR
1 December 2014
Anglo-American scholar, archeologist and olympian. Became a British citizen in 1899 and was knighted in 1912. He changed his last name to Walston in 1918 due to the unpopularity of anything German in Great Britain at the start of WWI (as did the Royal family). He was one of thirteen American competitors in the first olympiad, in Athens, Greece, 1896, where he competed in the military rifle-200 meter event. He did not medal. He was the oldest member of the US team at age 40. Waldstein was a prominent archaeologist, who worked as director and professor of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens between 1889 and 1895, and later taught as a Slade Professor at Cambridge. He led many excavations, including those of ancient Argos and Eretria, and petitioned extensively for excavations of the Italian city of Herculaneum, which is near the more famous Pompei. Waldstein was an honorary member of the 1894 Sorbonne Congress, where the Modern Olympics were born. Besides competing in the 1896 Athens Olympics, he served on the organizing committee for the athletic and gymnastic events, and even refereed at the cycling and tennis competitions. Sir Charles died of heart failure while on a cruise in the Mediterranean.
Bio courtesy of THR
1 December 2014
Bio courtesy of THR
1 December 2014
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