Geoffrey B. Waywell

Geoffrey B. Waywell FSA (16 January 1944 – 16 February 2016) was a British archaeologist who served as Professor of Classical Archaeology at King's College London, Director of the Institute of Classical Studies, University of London, and a specialist in Greek and Roman sculpture.

Professor Geoffrey Waywell was educated in the University of Cambridge, where he received his PhD in 1969 for a dissertation on “Landscape Elements in Greek Relief Sculpture”.

After graduating, he spent some time researching and excavating at the British School at Athens.

He was made Professor of Classical Archaeology in 1987, and acted as Head of department in 1989–1993.

In 1996 he was appointed Director of the Institute of Classical Studies, and while continuing to teach at King's, stage-managed the move of the Institute and the Combined Library from Gordon Square to Senate House.