John Lamplugh Kirk | |
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 John Kirk as a young man | |
| Born | John Lamplugh Kirk 1869 |
| Died | 26 February 1940 (aged 70–71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Doctor of medicine |
| Known for | founder of York Castle Museum, collector of antiquities |
Dr John Lamplugh Kirk (born 1869) was a British amateur archaeologist and founder of York Castle Museum in York, North Yorkshire, England. He was born in Hull in 1869 and practised as a doctor in London before moving to Pickering in 1898. In the early 1930s Kirk decided to house his collections at a museum created within the old Female Prison in York, which became York Castle Museum.[1]
Material Kirk excavated with Philip Corder in the 1920s forms the core of the Roman archaeology collection of the Malton Museum in Malton, North Yorkshire.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Dr John Kirk - founder of York Castle Museum". York Castle Museum.
- ^ "Museum History". Malton Museum. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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