ENGLAND: THE OTHER WITHIN

Analysing the English Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum

Explore the database of all the people associated with the Pitt Rivers English collections. This gives information about their lives; their education, careers, place of residence, and their network of friends and colleagues. Select the first letter of their surname from the list below.

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Bernard Evelyn Buller Fagg

Career Archaeologist / Museum Professional / Colonial Servant / Anthropologist

Biography Worked in the colonial service in Nigeria, where in his spare time he carried out archaeological investigations. In 1947 Fagg was appointed Assistant Surveyor of Antiquities in Nigeria and in 1957 he was appointed Director of the Department of Antiquities. He designed and had built Jos Museum and other Museums in Nigeria. In 1963 he was appointed curator (Director) of the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford from which he retired in 1975 [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 15/01/2007]

Biography References http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/67869 / Who was Who 2007

Clubs & Societies Leander / Museums Association / Society of Antiquaries / Royal Anthropological Institute [& earlier manifestations]

County No counties listed

Relationship Field Collector / Other Owner / PRM Source

Archaeological or Ethnographic Ethnography

Dates active 1915-1987

Donated around 1975

English collections Hand grenade

Oxford Uni Education No

Oxford based Yes

Date in Oxford Before 1939 and then 1963-1987

English collection size 1

Connections William Buller Fagg