Henry George Lyons
Colonel Sir Henry George Lyons FRS[1] (11 October 1864 – 1944) was a geologist and director of the Science Museum in London.[2] Henry Lyons was born in London, the son of General T.C. Lyons, CB. Lyons was educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and at the age of 18 was elected to the Geological Society. In 1884, he was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers. He was posted to Cairo in 1890. In 1892 he cleared and surveyed several Ancient Egyptian temples at Buhen.
In 1896, he married Helen Hardwick, a daughter of the London architect Philip Charles Hardwick (1822–1892).
In 1920, with the retiring rank of colonel, Lyons became Director of the Science Museum.[3][4] He introduced working models, exhibited new developments such as the aeroplane, cinema, radio, and gramophone. He also contributed the children's gallery.
References
- ^ Dale, H. H. (1944). "Henry George Lyons. 1864-1944". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 4 (13): 795. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1944.0023.
- ^ Dowson, E. M. (1945). "Colonel Sir Henry Lyons, F.R.S". The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 31: 98–100. JSTOR 3855389.
- ^ Follett, David, The Rise of the Science Museum under Henry Lyons. London: Science Museum, 1978. ISBN 0-901805-19-X.
- ^ "Sir Henry Lyons and the Science Museum". Science 78 (2028): 429–430. 1933. doi:10.1126/science.78.2028.429.
External links
- Website in memory of the Hardwicks, Sir Henry Lyons wife's family
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| Preceded by Sir Francis Grant Ogilvie |
Director of the Science Museum 1920–1933 |
Succeeded by Colonel E. E. B. Mackintosh |
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