Cyril Fox
Sir Cyril Fred Fox FSA FBA MRIA (16 December 1882 – 15 January 1967) was an English archaeologist and museum director.
Sir Cyril Fox FSA, FBA, MRIA | |
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Four Elms, in Rhiwbina Garden Village, Cardiff, carries a Blue plaque commemorating Fox’s occupancy | |
| Born | 16 December 1882 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England |
| Died | 15 January 1967 (aged 84) Exeter, Devon, England |
| Spouse(s) | 1. Olive Congreve-Pridgeon (d. 1932) 2. Aileen Mary Henderson |
| Children | 2 daughters, 3 sons |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology, museum director |
| Institutions | National Museum of Wales |
Fox became keeper of archaeology at the National Museum of Wales, and subsequently served as director from 1926 to 1948. His most notable achievements were collaborative. With his second wife, Aileen Fox, he surveyed and excavated several prehistoric monuments in Wales. With Iorwerth Peate, he established the Welsh Folk Museum at St Fagans, and with Lord Raglan, he authored a definitive history of vernacular architecture, Monmouthshire Houses.
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