Alexander, William (1767–1816), artist and museum curator, was born at Maidstone, Kent, on 10 April 1767, one of the three sons and one daughter of Harry Alexander, a coachbuilder. A pencil and watercolour sketch by Alexander of the street where he was born is in ...
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Alexander, William (1767–1816), artist and museum curator
Richard Garnett
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Balch, Herbert Ernest (1869–1958), cave explorer and museum curator
Bridget Salmon
Balch, Herbert Ernest (1869–1958), cave explorer and museum curator, was born in St Thomas Street, Wells, Somerset, on 4 November 1869, the second of six children of William Balch, brushmaker, and his wife, Sarah Ellen, née Smith. Aged seven, he won a scholarship to ...
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Balch, Herbert Ernest (1869–1958)
Maker: Harry Savory
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Herbert Ernest Balch (1869–1958) by Harry Savory, 1912 Wells and Mendip Museum
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Balfour, Henry (1863–1939), museum curator
Hélène La Rue
Balfour, Henry (1863–1939), museum curator, was born at 6 Bedford Villas, Dingwall Road, Croydon, on 11 April 1863, the son of Lewis Balfour (1833–1885), silk broker of Croydon, and Sarah Walker Comber (1836?–1916). Educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Oxford, Balfour obtained a second class in natural science (biology) in 1885. As a result of the influence of ...
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Balfour, Henry (1863–1939)
Maker: Walter Stoneman
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Henry Balfour (1863–1939) by Walter Stoneman, 1926 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Barnett, Richard David (1909–1986), museum curator and archaeologist
John Curtis
Barnett, Richard David (1909–1986), museum curator and archaeologist, was born on 23 January 1909 at 15 Avenue Crescent, Acton, west London, the younger child of Lionel David Barnett (1871–1960), museum curator and linguistic scholar, and his wife, Blanche Esther (1876–1955...
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Bedford, Richard Perry (1883–1967), sculptor and curator
Judith Collins
Bedford, Richard Perry (1883–1967), sculptor and curator, was born on 15 November 1883 at 4 Chatsworth Terrace, Berner's Hill, Torquay, Devon, the second son of the four children of George Bedford (1849–1920) and his wife, Maria, née Harris (1858–1913). ...
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Birch, George Henry (1842–1904), architect and museum curator
Margaret Richardson
Birch, George Henry (1842–1904), architect and museum curator, was born on 2 January 1842 in Canonbury, London, the fourth son of Charles Birch and his wife, Emma Eliza Cope. He was educated at Darnell's private academy in Theberton Street, Islington, and was articled in 1858 to the architect ...
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Blair, Claude (1922–2010), museum curator and scholar of arms and armour
Stuart W. Pyhrr
Blair, Claude (1922–2010), museum curator and scholar of arms and armour, was born on 30 November 1922 at Westonby, Edge Lane, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, the only child of William Henry Murray Blair (1875–1945), cotton-goods salesman, and his wife, Lilian, née Wearing (1891–1983). At the time of his birth his parents lived at ...
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Brighton, Albert George (1900–1988)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Albert George Brighton (1900–1988) by unknown photographer [centre, in fedora] © reserved; photograph courtesy of Nicola Hanscombe
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Brighton, Albert George [Peter] (1900–1988), palaeontologist and curator
Simon J. Knell
Brighton, Albert George [Peter] (1900–1988), palaeontologist and curator, was born on 29 December 1900 at 13 Conyers Road, Streatham, London, the son of George Freeston Brighton, gardener, and his wife, Susan Alice Jayne. He was educated at St Leonard's School, Streatham, and Westminster City School...
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Buckle, (Christopher) Richard Sandford [Dicky] (1916–2001), ballet critic and exhibition organizer
John Percival
Buckle, (Christopher) Richard Sandford [Dicky] (1916–2001), ballet critic and exhibition organizer, was born on 6 August 1916 at Old Cottage, Warcop, Westmorland, the only child of Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Galbraith Buckle (d. 1918), of the Northamptonshire regiment, and his wife, Rose Evelyn, née...
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Clift, William (1775–1849), museum curator and scientific illustrator
Phillip R. Sloan
Clift, William (1775–1849), museum curator and scientific illustrator, was born at Burcombe, near Bodmin, Cornwall, on 14 February 1775, and was baptized (as William Cleft) in the Bodmin parish church on 12 April that year. He was the youngest of the seven children (...
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Clift, William Home (1803–1832), museum curator
Frances Austin
Clift, William Home (1803–1832), museum curator, was born on 20 May 1803 at the home of the late John Hunter, 13 Castle Street, Leicester Square, London, the second of two children of William Clift (1775–1849), natural scientist and first conservator of the Hunterian Museum...
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Coiley, John Arthur (1932–1998), museum curator
Colin Divall
Coiley, John Arthur (1932–1998), museum curator, was born on 29 March 1932 at 3 Pilgrim Hill, West Norwood, London, the only son of Arthur Henry George Coiley (1896–1993), a share transfer clerk and later a company registrar, and his wife, Stella, née Chinnock (1901–1985)...
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Coiley, John Arthur (1932–1998)
Maker: unknown photographer
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John Arthur Coiley (1932–1998) by unknown photographer, 1992 Science & Society Picture Library
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Colyer, Sir (James) Frank (1866–1954), dental surgeon and museum curator
Susan L. Cohen
Colyer, Sir (James) Frank (1866–1954), dental surgeon and museum curator, was born on 25 September 1866 at 2 Loughborough Villas, Loughborough Road, Lambeth, London, one of the sons of James Colyer, dentist, and his wife, Rebecca Hastings, née Farrow. There is no information about ...
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Cubbon, William (1865–1955), antiquary and museum curator
Leslie Quilliam
Cubbon, William (1865–1955), antiquary and museum curator, was born at Orrestal, Rushen, Isle of Man, on 28 May 1865, the son of James Cubbon, fishing boat skipper, and his wife, Margaret Powell. He was educated at the boys' school, Rushen, and began work in the printing trade in 1880 as an apprentice compositor. He subsequently became a journalist, eventually becoming manager and editor of the ...
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Dodgson, Campbell (1867–1948), museum curator and art historian
Frances Carey
Dodgson, Campbell (1867–1948), museum curator and art historian, was born at Oakwood, Crayford, Kent, on 13 August 1867, the youngest child in the family of one daughter and seven sons of William Oliver Dodgson, stockbroker, and his wife, Lucy Elizabeth Smith. He was educated at ...
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Duncan, John Shute (1768–1844), museum curator
Alan Bell
Duncan, John Shute (1768–1844), museum curator, was born at South Warnborough, Hampshire, on 19 December 1768, the elder son of John Duncan DD, rector of South Warnborough, and his first wife, Ellen Shute. He was educated at Winchester College and matriculated in 1787 at ...
