Short answers, pulled from the story.
Andrew Frederic Wallace-Hadrill entered the world on the 29th of July 1951 in Oxford, England. His father was John Michael Wallace-Hadrill, a mediaeval historian who shaped the family's intellectual atmosphere.
Reading University appointed him Professor of Classics in 1987 and he held this chair until 2009. Sidney Sussex College elected him as their 25th Master in August 2009 before he officially left the role in July 2013.
Wallace-Hadrill expressed deep concern over the neglect of Pompeii because critics described him as an angry archaeologist who refused to stay silent about decay. He argued that conservation issues required urgent action before it was too late since Man wreaked damage far greater than the ancient volcano ever could.
The Other Pompeii: Life and Death in Herculaneum first screened in April 2013 while A two-part series titled Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome followed in August 2015. These broadcasts reached wide audiences while maintaining scholarly integrity throughout their run.
New Year Honours 2004 appointed him Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to UK-Italian cultural relations specifically. Society of Antiquaries elected him as Fellow on the 30th of April 1998 and Archaeological Institute of America granted James R. Wiseman Award in 1995.