Claude Blair, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Claude Blair

museum curator and scholar of arms and armour (1922–2010)

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1922

Place of Birth: Chorlton-cum-Hardy, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Feb-2010

Profession: curator

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Claude Blair

  • Claude Blair, (30 November 1922 – 21 February 2010) was a British museum curator and scholar, who specialised in European arms and armour.
  • He is particularly known for his book European Armour: circa 1066 to circa 1700 (1958).
  • He worked in the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London from 1951 to 1956, before moving to the Department of Metalwork at the Victoria and Albert Museum, where he remained until his retirement as Keeper of Metalwork in 1982.
  • He was active in church conservation, and served as a Vice-President of the Society of Antiquaries of London from 1990 to 1993.

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