Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Museum director · Patron

Robert Mond

fl. 1887

Museum director and patron, active in 1887.

Life and work

  1. 1887
    Named as the British Museum's Principal Librarian (Director) on the founding committee of the Cyprus Exploration Fund, with the Keepers Sidney Colvin, Alexander Murray and Edward Thompson; the BM gave no initial funding but was understood to have first choice of the finds.

    Ulbrich & Kiely 2012, p. 32

Sources

  1. 1.Anja Ulbrich, Thomas Kiely (2012). “Britain and the Archaeology of Cyprus. I. The long 19th century”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 42. Online