Claude Blair British Curator
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Claude Blair is a member of the following lists: 1922 births, Officers of the Order of the British Empire and British Army personnel of World War II.
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Details
| Birthday |
30th November, 1922
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| Birthplace |
Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Lancashire, England
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| Died |
21st February, 2010
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| Place of Death |
Epsom, Surrey, England
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Museum curator and scholar
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| Occupation |
Curator
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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.
