Article: 7000 years of Chinese jade from the collection of Sir Joseph Hotung.

Article: An offering fit for the emperors British Museum ...
International Herald Tribune;  July 18, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... FEATURES LONDON: -- The British Museum has pulled off the ... East and West. It was Sir Joseph Hotung, born of a ... find a new home in the British Museum. Strapped for money ... any case inadequate. Sir Joseph, who sits on the boards ...

Article: The British Museum scrubbed the Elgin Marbles ...
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  June 7, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... Forsdyke, director of the British Museum, took a stroll through ... in the bowels of the British Museum. Only in 1996, after ... hard to identify. Sir Joseph (later Lord) Duveen ... the Tate Gallery and British Museum. But he also wanted ...

Article: The British Museum: 250 years on. (Frontline).
History Today;  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...IN 2003 THE BRITISH MUSEUM celebrates its 250th ... of the world--the British Museum. Sloane's will ... that, by the time the British Museum Act received Royal ... minor. Soon one man, Sir Joseph Banks, a Trustee ex ...

Article: The appliance of science: the Georgian British ...
History Today;  August 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... he visited at the British Museum in 1770 seem rather ... history of the early British Museum is fascinating in itself ... The foundation of the British Museum, the first in Europe ... of its President, Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820 ...

Dictionary definition: Banks, Sir Joseph
A Dictionary of Scientists;      586 words ...Banks, Sir Joseph (1743–1820) British botanist The son of William Banks ... active role in importing merino sheep into Britain from Spain. The British Museum (Natural History) now houses Banks's library and herbarium ...

Article: China Focus: Treasures from British Museum bring ...
Xinhua News Agency;  March 19, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... China Focus: Treasures from British Museum bring enjoyment, pain to Chinese ... Africa and Egypt. While the British Museum's touring exhibit "Treasures ... Chinese artifacts collected by British Museum," Wang said. A Chinese cultural ...

Article: Forging a partnership; Links with British Museum ...
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  September 26, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... THE growing link between the British Museum and the North East was reinforced ... Seventeen trustees of the British Museum are spending two days visiting ... which brings treasures from the British Museum's collection to the region ...