NEWTON, CHARLES THOMAS (1810-94). An English arelneologist. He was educated at Christ Church. Oxford. in 1840 he became assistant keeper of the department of antiquities in the British Museum, and in 1852 obtained the ap pointment of viee-consul at Mytilene, whence he was transferred in 1853 to Rhodes. His position was avowedly in the interest of the British Mu seinn. and his time largely devoted to arehre °logien] travels and excavation. In 1S50 he be gan his great work at Budrun. the ancient Bali earnte.sus, where he discovered the site of the billow. Mausoleum. and recovered many remains of the ancient seulptures. Ile next worked at Branchitae and Cubit's. securing valuable results. Ile was rewarded by an appointment to the eon sulship at Rome in ISO)), and in was keeper of Greek and Roman antiquities in the British Museum, a position which lie held until failing health led to his resignation in 1585. From 1550 to 1588 he was Yates professor of classical areh:eo1of.v at the rniversity College.
London. In 1801 he married Ann Mary. daugh ter of the artist .Toseph Severn. and herself an artist of high reputation. She (lied in 1809. Newton's great service lay in widening the nar row circle of classical in England. by drawing attention to the importanee of art and in any estimate of Greek life. For the museum his long term proved of great im porlanee, as he was able to secure large grants and acquire live valuable collections of antiqui ties. lie received the honorary degree of D.C.L. from oxford in 1875. LL.D. from Cambridge, and Ph.D. from Strassburg in 1879. He published many short papers and discussions, some of which were collected in his Essays on Art and rchwo/ogy (London, 1880), including the best popular account of Greek inscriptions. Other important works were: History of Discoveries at Halicuenassus, Unidus, and Branehida. (Lon don, 1802-03) and Travels and Discoveries in the Levant (ib., 1865).