Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Colonial official

Mr. King

Mr. King, Commissioner of Nicosia

fl. 1888–1894 · United Kingdom

British colonial official, active 1888–1894. Worked at Nicosia.

Life and work

  1. by 1889
    Hogarth copied in the Commissioner's office at Nicosia an inscription found in the Solia valley and brought to Nicosia 'as a marketable commodity', by Mr. King's kindness.

    NicosiaHogarth 1889, p. 112

  2. 1889
    The Cyprus Exploration Fund report on its Marion (Polis) excavations thanks 'Mr. King of Nicosia', after the High Commissioner, Col. Warren, Mr. Justice Smith, Mr. Cobham and Mr. Williamson, and before Mr. Thompson of Paphos, for assistance.

    PolisMunro & Tubbs 1890, p. 19

Connections

3 people
Max Ohnefalsch-RichterDavid George HogarthAdolf FurtwänglerMr. King
Colleagues

Colleagues & contacts

Sources

  1. 1.D. G. Hogarth (1889). Devia Cypria. London.
  2. 2.J. A. R. Munro, H. A. Tubbs (1890). “Excavations in Cyprus, 1889: Second Season's Work: Polis tes Chrysochou; Limniti”. Journal of Hellenic Studies 11, 1-99.
  3. 3.O. Masson, A. Hermary (1988). “Le voyage de Ludwig Ross à Chypre en 1845 et les antiquités chypriotes du Musée de Berlin”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 9, 3-10. Online
  4. 4.Max Ohnefalsch-Richter (1893). Kypros, the Bible and Homer. London, Asher & Co.. Online