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George Herbert Fowler

Career Natural Historian / Antiquarian / Academic / Historian

Biography Worked as a marine biologist in University College London and the Marine Biological Association until 1909 when he became interested in local history and record offices, He was interested in silver-smithing [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 16/01/2007]

Biography References http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/53910 / Who was Who 2007 / http://www.biblio.tu-bs.de/cgi-bin/acwww25u/wbi10_en/allegro.pl

Clubs & Societies Royal Historical Society / National Skating Association / Ski Club of GB / Bedfordshire Historical Record Society

County Lancashire

Relationship Field Collector / Other Owner / PRM Source

Archaeological or Ethnographic Ethnography

Collected around 1902

Dates active 1861-1940

Donated around 1902

English collections Wooden pin block used by jewellers, clog

Oxford Uni College Keble

Oxford Uni Education Yes

Oxford Uni date 1880-1884

Oxford based No

Date in Oxford 1880-1884

English collection size 2

Connections Henry Nottidge Moseley / Henry Balfour

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