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George Cyril Brooke
Born1884
Died1934 (aged 49–50)
NationalityBritish
OccupationNumismatist

George Cyril Brooke (1884–1934) was a British numismatist, specialising in the coins of England.

Career

Brooke was a member of the British Museum Dept of Coins and Medals from 1908 to 1934, on the council of the Royal Numismatic Society, and the author of numerous books and publications. He was awarded the Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society in 1934 (posthumously).

Publications

The Brooke Memorial

After Brooke's death, a number of people interested in his work subscribed to purchase a coin - a gold noble of Edward IV, and the last coin Brooke handled before he died - to be donated in his memory to the British Museum.

Subscribers

  • J. Allan
  • F.W. Armitage
  • Messrs A.H. Baldwin & Sons
  • A.E. Ganall
  • C.E. Blunt
  • L. Cabot Briggs
  • H.H. Brindley
  • W.A. Brooke
  • Frank E. Burton
  • Major P.W.P. Carlyon-Britton
  • V.B. Crowther-Beynon
  • H.J. Dakers
  • H. Daniels
  • The Essay Club
  • Sir Arthur Evans
  • Lady Evans
  • Miss Farquhar
  • L. Forrer
  • Messrs Glendining & Co
  • Lord Grantley
  • S.W. Grose
  • G.C. Haines
  • Christopher Hawkes
  • Sir George Hill
  • Norman Hill
  • Horace H. King
  • The Kent Numismatic Society
  • Robert Kerr
  • L.A. Lawrence
  • E. Thurlow Leeds
  • H.M. Lingford
  • Dr A.H. Lloyd
  • R. Cyril Lockett
  • Prof T.O. Mabbott
  • Sir George Macdonald
  • H. Mattingly
  • J. Mavrogordato
  • J. Grafton Milne
  • Ivo Pakenham
  • Sir Charles Peers
  • J.W.E. Pearce
  • C.W. Phillips
  • F.N. Pryce
  • Prof E.J. Rapson
  • E.S.G. Robinson
  • Dr Kenneth Rogers
  • V.J.E. Ryan
  • F.S. Salisbury
  • A.C. Savin
  • B.A. Seaby
  • J.S. Shirley-Fox (in memory of H.B. Earle-Fox)
  • Messrs Spink & Son Ltd
  • W.G. Smith
  • H.W. Taffs
  • A.B. Tonnochy
  • Monsieur Victor Tourneur
  • Monsieur A. Visart de Bocarme
  • J. Walker
  • Percy H. Webb
  • Dr & Mrs Mortimer Wheeler
  • R.B. Whitehead
  • Miss M.E. Wood
  • H. Nelson Wright

External links

References

  1. "Brooke, George Cyril 1884-1934 - Digital Library Numis". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. Lawrence, L. A. (1935). "The Brooke Memorial". The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society. 15 (58): 135–136. ISSN 0267-7504.


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