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Frank Christian

fl. 1883–1886

British businessman, active 1883–1886. Sibling of Charles Christian and Percy Christian.

Life and work

  1. 1883–1886
    Named by Given as one of the brothers Charles, Percy and Frank Christian, British businessmen who 'caught the excavation bug' in 1880s Cyprus and shared interests in mining, public works and archaeology. No act by Frank himself is stated; the sources credit excavations under licence to 'Charles and Percy Christian'.

    CyprusGiven 2001, p. 256Ulbrich & Kiely 2012

Connections

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Family

Sources

  1. 1.Michael Given (2001). “The fight for the past: Watkins vs. Warren (1885-6) and the control of excavation”. Cyprus in the 19th Century AD: Fact, Fancy and Fiction, 255-260. London, British Museum.
  2. 2.Anja Ulbrich, Thomas Kiely (2012). “Britain and the Archaeology of Cyprus. I. The long 19th century”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 42. Online