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Borrell, Henry Perigal (1795-02.10.1851) |
British merchant, numismatist, and collector. Based in Smyrna since 1818. Borrell's father was a Swiss clockmaker, who during the 1790ies had emigrated to London. He was a friend and teacher in numismatics to Anton Prokesch von Osten, who highly praised his knowledge. His collection was auctioned in 1851/52 by Sotheby's, his library in 1853. Borrell died in 1851. Lit.: D. Bertsch, Anton Prokesch von Osten (1795-1876). Ein Diplomat Österreichs in Athen und an der Hohen Pforte. Beiträge zur Wahrnehmung des Orients im Europa des 19. Jahrhunderts (2005) pp. 465-466; D. Whitehead, From Smyrna to Stewartstown: a numismatist's epigraphic notebook, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 99, 1999, pp. 73-113; J. Kagan, Maximilian John Borrell (c. 1802-1870). Dealer, collector, and forgotten scholar and the making of the Historia Numorum in: U. Wartenberg - M. Amandry (eds.), Kairos. Contributions to Numismatics in honor of Basil Demetriadi (2015) pp. 83-95. |
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GND |
https://d-nb.info/gnd/1183736479 |
VIAF |
http://viaf.org/viaf/78438310 |
Wikipedia [en] |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Perigal_Borrell |
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG87468 |
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Wikidata |
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3784986 |
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