Peter Glob

Peter Glob
Born	(1911-02-20)February 20, 1911 Kalundborg, Denmark
Died	July 20, 1985(1985-07-20) (aged 74) Djursland, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Occupation(s)	Archeologist, professor, Director General
Known for	Co-founded Scandinavian Institute of Comparative Vandalism
Partner	Harriet Roepstorff
Children	5
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen
Academic work
Era	Iron and Bronze ages
Institutions	National Museum of Denmark, Aarhus University
Main interests	Bog bodies
Notable works	Denmark: An Archaeological History from the Stone Age to the Vikings

Peter Vilhelm Glob (20 February 1911 – 20 July 1985), also known as P. V. Glob, was a Danish archaeologist.

Glob was most noted for his investigations of Denmark's bog bodies such as the Tollund Man and Grauballe Man, mummified remains of Iron and Bronze Age people found preserved within peat bogs. His anthropological works include The Bog People: Iron Age Man Preserved, Denmark: An Archaeological History from the Stone Age to the Vikings, and Mound People: Danish Bronze-Age Man Preserved.^[1]