archaeologist
Alexander Ormiston Curle.
Scottish archaeologist and museum leader (1866–1955)
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About Alexander Ormiston Curle
Alexander Ormiston Curle (1866–1955) was a Scottish lawyer and archaeologist who rose to be Director of the National Museum of Scotland from 1913 to 1919 and Director of the Royal Scottish Museum on Chambers Street in Edinburgh 1916 to 1931. He was also Secretary and later a Commissioner of the Royal Commission on the Ancient Monuments of Scotland. He was brother to the archaeologist James Curle.
Everything about Alexander Ormiston Curle →- Occupation
- archaeologist
- Position held
- museum director
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- May 3, 1866
- Died
- January 7, 1955