Edward Impey

Edward Impey
Impey addressing a conference in 2010
Born
Edward Alexander Impey

(1962-05-28) 28 May 1962 (age 62)
NationalityBritish
OccupationMuseum director
Known forDirector General of the Royal Armouries (2013—2022)
TitleMaster of the Armouries
Spouse
Karen Lundgren
(m. 2008)
ChildrenTwo
AwardsFellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Academic background
EducationDragon School
Bedales School
Alma materOriel College, Oxford
ThesisThe origins and development of non-conventual monastic dependencies in England and Normandy 1000–1350 (1991)
Academic work
DisciplineHistory and archaeology

Edward Alexander Impey, FSA, FRHistS (born 28 May 1962) is a British historian, archaeologist, and museum curator. Between October 2013 and January 2022 he was Master of the Armouries and Director General of the Royal Armouries.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Royal Armouries appoints new Director General". Royal Armouries. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. ^ "IMPEY, Dr Edward Alexander". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2016.