Sir George Francis Hill
Born 22 December 1867
Died 18 October 1948
Active: 1893 - 1948
Numismatist, curator, museum director
Born in India. Died in London. Assistant Keeper of Coins and Medals at the British Museum from 1893, Keeper from 1912. Director and principal librarian of the British Museum from 1933.
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Speaker at Italian Medals of the Renaissance (Art Workers Guild), 1909
Institutional and Business Connections
Employed at British Museum
1893 - 1933 (Circa)
Assistant Keeper of Coins and Medals from 1893, Keeper from 1912. Director and principal librarian from 1933
Lectured at Royal Academy Schools
10 February 1913
Lectured on 'The Origin of the Medal' and 'The Medal from the Sixteenth Century to Modern Times' in February 1913.
Teacher at Central School of Arts and Crafts
September 1914 - June 1915
Listed as a special lecturer on, and demonstrator of, coins and medals.
Citing this record
'Sir George Francis Hill', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib2_1215784935, accessed 20 Jun 2021]
