William Alfred Ismay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1910
Place of Birth: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 13-Jan-2001
Profession: librarian
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About William Alfred Ismay
- William Alfred Ismay or Bill Ismay (10 April 1910 – 13 January 2001) was a librarian, writer and collector in Wakefield, West Yorkshire known for his significant collection of post-war studio pottery.
- The collection called the W.A.
- Ismay Collection was bequeathed to the Yorkshire Museum and is one of the world's largest collections of 20th-century studio pottery.
- It includes work by Bernard Leach, Hans Coper, Shoji Hamada, Takeshi Yasuda, David Leach Dan Arbeid and Lucie Rie.
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