About: John Forsdyke

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Sir Edgar John Forsdyke KCB (12 September 1883 – 3 December 1979) was Director and Principal Librarian of the British Museum from 1936 to 1950. Under his tenure, an attempt was made to clean the Elgin Marbles in 1937, which lasted until 1938 and resulted in damage to the collection due to the "misguided efforts" of the restoration team to whitewash certain marbles under the belief they were originally white in colour.

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  • Sir Edgar John Forsdyke KCB (12 September 1883 – 3 December 1979) was Director and Principal Librarian of the British Museum from 1936 to 1950. Under his tenure, an attempt was made to clean the Elgin Marbles in 1937, which lasted until 1938 and resulted in damage to the collection due to the "misguided efforts" of the restoration team to whitewash certain marbles under the belief they were originally white in colour. (en)
  • Sir Edgar John Forsdyke KCB (12 septembre 1883 - 3 décembre 1979) est directeur et bibliothécaire principal du British Museum de 1936 à 1950. (fr)
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  • Sir Edgar John Forsdyke KCB (12 September 1883 – 3 December 1979) was Director and Principal Librarian of the British Museum from 1936 to 1950. Under his tenure, an attempt was made to clean the Elgin Marbles in 1937, which lasted until 1938 and resulted in damage to the collection due to the "misguided efforts" of the restoration team to whitewash certain marbles under the belief they were originally white in colour. (en)
  • Sir Edgar John Forsdyke KCB (12 septembre 1883 - 3 décembre 1979) est directeur et bibliothécaire principal du British Museum de 1936 à 1950. (fr)
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  • John Forsdyke (en)
  • John Forsdyke (fr)
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