Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Colonial official

Mr. Madon

fl. 1880–1882

Colonial official, active 1880–1882. Employed Max Ohnefalsch-Richter; worked with Robert Biddulph.

Life and work

  1. 1880
    Seconded by the French government to Cyprus as a reforestation specialist 'proven in Algeria' (Buchholz's wording, German).

    CyprusBuchholz 1989, p. 6

  2. 1881
    Became chief of Max Ohnefalsch-Richter, who was made 'Superintendent of Works for Replanting' and, in his wife's phrase, 'Assistant' to Madon.

    CyprusBuchholz 1989, p. 6Ohnefalsch-Richter 1893, p. 24

  3. 1881–1882
    On Ohnefalsch-Richter's account, Madon and High Commissioner Sir Robert Biddulph proposed joining the two plantations (north and south of Salamis) by a belt across the ruins of Salamis; O.-R. had to carry it out on pain of dismissal, with instructions to report and suspend work if antiquities were met.

    SalamisOhnefalsch-Richter 1893, p. 24Ohnefalsch-Richter 1893, p. 506

  4. 1881–1882
    While digging water-holes for the plantations O.-R. located the Zeus temenos at Salamis (11 Feb 1882), which Newton later arranged for him to excavate for the British Museum after he left the Forest Department. Madon is only the chief under whom this happened.

    SalamisOhnefalsch-Richter 1893, p. 24-25

Connections

2 people

Fieldwork & employment

Colleagues & contacts

Sources

  1. 1.Max Ohnefalsch-Richter (1893). Kypros, the Bible and Homer. London, Asher & Co.. Online
  2. 2.H.-G. Buchholz (1989). “Max Ohnefalsch-Richter als Archäologe auf Zypern”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 11-12, 3-27.