British antiquarian and museum administrator (1826–1897)
Sir
Augustus W. Franks
KCB FRS FSA
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Born
(1826-03-20)20 March 1826
Geneva
Died
21 May 1897(1897-05-21) (aged 71)
Alma mater
Trinity College, Cambridge; Eton College
Occupation
Museum administrator
Known for
British antiquities; Royal Gold Cup acquisition Franks Casket
Sir Augustus Wollaston FranksKCB FRS FSA (20 March 1826 – 21 May 1897) was a British antiquarian and museum administrator. Franks was described by Marjorie Caygill, historian of the British Museum, as "arguably the most important collector in the history of the British Museum, and one of the greatest collectors of his age."[1]
^Caygill, Marjorie. "Creating A Great Museum". fathom.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
and 24 Related for: Augustus Wollaston Franks information
Sir AugustusWollastonFranks KCB FRS FSA (20 March 1826 – 21 May 1897) was a British antiquarian and museum administrator. Franks was described by Marjorie...
down or back to front. It is named after a former owner, Sir AugustusWollastonFranks, who gave it to the British Museum. A monastic origin is generally...
different routes, with many items bequeathed to the nation by AugustusWollastonFranks. The coins are more widely dispersed, and more difficult to firmly...
was a Trustee of the British Museum, a role suggested by Sir AugustusWollastonFranks and which led to his Renaissance collection being bequeathed to...
possibly be an oud or barbat. It was bequeathed to the museum by Sir AugustusWollastonFranks in 1897. Mohammad Panh, Behnam. Ancient land (in Persian). Sabzan...
Armouries. Retrieved 20 September 2010. Objects donated by Sir AugustusWollastonFranks. British Museum Collection database. Accessed 17 August 2010 Triple...
in 1869 by the English antiquary and museum administrator Sir AugustusWollastonFranks. The incomplete original version: Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu...
circumscribed but, in 1851, with the appointment to the staff of AugustusWollastonFranks to curate the collections, the museum began for the first time...
made by surgeon George Goodman Hewett (1765–1834) was donated by AugustusWollastonFranks to the British Museum in 1891. An account of these has been published...
contemporary object artist of installation art and mixed media Sir AugustusWollastonFranks KCB FRS FSA (1826–1897), English antiquary and museum administrator...
removed as supposed wind drifts without documentation. In 1871, AugustusWollastonFranks, the curator of the British Museum, undertook a visit to Drenthe...
Henry, 4th Earl of Carnarvon 1885–92 Sir John Evans 1892–97 Sir AugustusWollastonFranks 1897–1904 Harold, Viscount Dillon 1904–08 John, Lord Avebury 1908–14...
Ralph Bernal, who paid £10 for it. In 1855 it was acquired by AugustusWollastonFranks on behalf of the British Museum in an auction of Bernal's collection...
£100 to double the amount paid with the studentship in memory of AugustusWollastonFranks, established jointly by the University of London and the Society...
nineteenth-century collectors, such as Octavius Morgan (1803–1888) and AugustusWollastonFranks (1826–1897), was instrumental to the establishment and growth...
with four figures that was donated to the British Museum by Sir AugustusWollastonFranks in 1879. The statue was found on one of Sir Thomas Graham Briggs'...
1857 it was exhibited at the Society of Antiquaries of London by AugustusWollastonFranks (an antiquary who worked at the Antiquities Department of the...
Africa Proconsulare. Most of the treasure was purchased by Sir AugustusWollastonFranks, a senior curator at the British Museum, who bequeathed it to...
of the hoard was purchased by the curator and philanthropist AugustusWollastonFranks, who bequeathed it to the British Museum in 1897. It has recently...
is first displayed, to the Society of Antiquaries of London by AugustusWollastonFranks. June 16 - Karel Absolon, Czech archaeologist (d. 1960) July 29...
Amaravati in 1868 and appears to have expressed his concerns to AugustusWollastonFranks at the British Museum. Although several proposals were put forward...
University of London and the Society of Antiquaries in memory of AugustusWollastonFranks. The prominent archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans doubled the amount...