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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Individual's Details

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