Patrick Boylan

Patrick Boylan
Boylan in 1983
Boylan in 1983
Born(1939-08-17)17 August 1939
Hull, Yorkshire, England
Died8 February 2024(2024-02-08) (aged 84)
Leicester, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Hull (BSc and PGCE)
University of Leicester (PhD)
Occupation(s)Professor emeritus of heritage policy and management, City, University of London
Notable work
  • Review of Convention on Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Conflict (UNESCO) (author)
  • Running a Museum: A Practical Handbook (editor)
  • Museums 2000: Politics, People, Professionals and Profit (editor)
Spouse(s)1st: Ann Elizabeth née Worsfold (m. 1962); 2nd: Pamela Mary née Inder (m. 1993)
Children4 sons by Ann; 3 sons by Pamela (2 living)
AwardsFGS; FMA; FCMI; Order of Danica Hrvatska (Croatia)

Patrick John Boylan, FGS, FMA, FCMI (17 August 1939 – 8 February 2024) was an English geologist and museum director who was professor of heritage policy, and a leading international authority on museum policy and management.[1] He first built up his experience of museum work at three English regional museums: in Kingston upon Hull, Exeter and Leicester.

  1. ^ Who’s Who, 2023 edition, p. 266.