327:, Junior Fellow (1951–1953), Fellow (1953–1954), and Research Associate (1954–1955) of Byzantine Studies, Instructor in Byzantine Archaeology (1955–1958), Lecturer in Byzantine Archaeology (1958–1962), Associate Professor of Byzantine Archaeology (1962–1963), Executive Editor of Dumbarton Oaks Publications (1958–1963), member of the Board of Scholars for Byzantine Studies (1967–1972), and member of the research staff (1972–1973)
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in 1976. He had two daughters, one from his marriage to Mabel and one from his marriage to Susan.
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The Brazen House: A Study of the
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The Brazen House. A Study of the
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Recherches sur le palais impérial de
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was published in 1959 and remains a classic. One of his other major works,
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was flown at half-mast in the week of Professor Mango’s death.
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Le développement urbain de Constantinople (IVe - VIIe siècles)
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and is still considered an important work. He also edited
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Cyril Mango donated his extensive private library to the
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