List of keepers and curators of the Yorkshire Museum explained

The keepers, curators, and honorary curators of the Yorkshire Museum are responsible for curation of the museum's collection.

History of the role

The keepers are professional curators and related academics. When the museum was founded there was one Keeper of the museum supported by the Sub-Curator and various Honorary Curators.[1] The last Keeper of the Museum was George Willmot in 1970, after which time each department in the museum had its own keeper and the museum was run by one curator. Since the founding of York Museums Trust in 2002, each department has been led by a curator and there is no longer a role of keeper.

Keepers and Curators of the Yorkshire Museum! Name !! Title !! Dates in Post !! Image !! References
John PhillipsKeeper of the museum1826–1844align=center [2]
Henry BainesSub-Curator1829–1870 align=center [3]
William HincksCurator of Botany1827–1838align=center
Charles WellbelovedHonorary Curator of Antiquities1823–1858align=center
Thomas AllisHonorary Curator of Ornithology
Honorary Curator of Comparative Anatomy		1835–1839
1839–1875
Edward CharlesworthKeeper of the museum1844–1858
William HeyHonorary Curator of Insects and Crustacea1850-1882
John KenrickHonorary Curator of Library and Manuscripts
Honorary Curator of Antiquities		1850-1856
1856-1878		align=center [4]
Keeper of the museum1858–1868
Charles WakefieldKeeper of the museum, Honorary Curator of Numismatics 1870–1878
Rev Canon James RaineHonorary Curator of Antiquities1873–1896align=center
Wilfred Hudleston HudlestonHonorary Curator of Mineralogy1877-1907align=center [5]
John-Clay PurvesKeeper of the museum1878–1880
Walter KeepingKeeper of the museum1880–1883
Henry Maurice PlatnauerKeeper of the museum1883–1904
Oxley GrabhamKeeper of the museum1904–1919align=center
George BensonHonorary Curator of Archaeology
Honorary Curator of Numismatics		1918-1924[6]
Thomas BoyntonHonorary Curator of Antiquitiesd.1919
Honorary Curator of Medieval ArchitectureEarly 20th Century
William Herbert St QuintinHonorary Curator of Zoology1922–1931
Walter Edward CollingeKeeper of the museum1921–1940
Reginald WagstaffeKeeper of the museum1940–1950[7]
Mary Kitson ClarkHonorary Curator of Roman Antiquities1941–1943
Walter Douglas HincksHonorary Curator of Entomology (excluding lepidoptera)1942–1947[8]
George WillmotKeeper of the museum1950–1970align=center [9]
Colin SimmsKeeper of Biology1964–1982
Barbara PyrahKeeper of Geology1968–1988[10]
Allen ButterworthKeeper1970–1974[11]
Keeper of Archaeology 1971–2007align=center
Curator1974–1982[12]
Paul HowardKeeper of Biology 1980s–1990s
Terence SuthersCurator, Director[13] 1983–1987
Janetta LambertKeeper of Biology c.1984
Melinda MaysNumismatist1984–?
Brian HaytonCurator (latterly County Museums Officer)1987–?
Martin LunnHonorary Curator of Astronomy
Assistant Curator of Astronomy and Scientific Instruments (after 2002)		1989-2011[14]
Paul EnsomKeeper of Geology1989-1997
Andrew Morrison Curator of Archaeology
Head of Collections 		2006–2014
Camilla NicholCurator of Geology Around 2007
Isla Gladstone Curator of Natural Sciences 2009–2013
Natalie BuyCurator of Archaeology 2014–2017
Andrew WoodsCurator of Numismatics
Senior Curator		2013–2017 (as Curator of Numismatics)
2017–present (as Senior Curator)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pyrah, B. J. . 1988 . The history of the Yorkshire Museum and its geological collections . North Yorkshire County Council . 1850720428.
  2. Book: Feinsten . C. H. . York 1831–1981:150 Years of Scientific Endeavour and Social Change . 1981 . Ebor Press . 0-900657-56-1 . 11.
  3. Book: Historical account of the herbarium of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, part 1 . Wilkinson, Henry J. . 1907.
  4. Report of the Council of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society for 1858 . 1859 . 16–17.
  5. Annual Report of the Council of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society . 1910 . 6 . Yorkshire Philosophical Society.
  6. Annual Report of the Council of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society . Yorkshire Philosophical Society . 1936 . 10.
  7. Book: Denton, M. . 1993 . Ground Beetles in the Yorkshire Museum . North Yorkshire County Council . 5–8.
  8. Annual report of the Council of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society for 1942 . Yorkshire Philosophical Society . 1943 . 3 .
  9. Ramm, H.G. . 1978 . Obituary – George Francis Willmot . Yorkshire Philosophical Society, Annual Report for the Year 1977 . 5.
  10. Book: The Yorkshire Museum, 1988: Geology . Yorkshire Philosophical Society Annual Report for the year 1988 . Howard, P. . 40 . 1989.
  11. Book: Malden, J. . 1975 . Obituary: Allen Butterworth, BA, AMA . Yorkshire Philosophical Society Annual Report for the year 1974 . 5.
  12. Michael Clegg DSc (hon)., FMA, MBOU (1933–1995): a biography and bibliography . The Naturalist. Journal of Natural History of the North of England . Moore, P. G. . 2015 . 140.
  13. Web site: Terence Suthers MBE . York Civic Trust . 31 October 2018.
  14. Annual Report for the year 1989 . 1990 . Yorkshire Philosophical Society . 31.

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