David Wilson | |
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| Born | 30 October 1931 Dacre Banks, England |
| Education | Kingswood School |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge University of Lund |
| Occupation(s) | Art historian and museum director |
Sir David Mackenzie Wilson, FBA (born 30 October 1931) is a British archaeologist, art historian, and museum curator, specialising in Anglo-Saxon art and the Viking Age. From 1977 until 1992 he served as the Director of the British Museum, where he had previously worked, from 1955 to 1964, as an assistant keeper. In his role as director of the museum, he became embroiled in the controversy over the ownership of the Elgin Marbles with the Greek government, engaging with a "disastrous" televised debate with Greek Minister of Culture Melina Mercouri.[1]