David Roden Buxton

David Roden Buxton (1910 – 2003)[1] was an entomologist and employee of the British Council. He is best known for his books on Russian architecture, the ancient churches of Ethiopia, and the wooden churches of Eastern Europe.[2]

A collection of Buxton's papers and photographs relating to Russian and Eastern European architecture is held by Cambridge University Library.[3]

Selected publications
  • Russian Mediaeval Architecture: With an Account of the Transcaucasian Styles and their Influence in the West
  • Travels in Ethiopia
  • The Christian antiquities of northern Ethiopia
  • Wooden Churches of Eastern Europe

References
  1. Buxton Collection (1928). University College London, Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. "David Buxton". Thetimes.co.uk. 3 December 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  3. Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". Discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.


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