Henry George Lyons

Colonel Sir Henry George Lyons FRS[1] (11 October 1864 – 10 August 1944) was a British geologist and director of the Science Museum in London.[2]

For other people named Henry Lyons, see Henry Lyons (disambiguation).

Henry Lyons was born in London, the son of General Thomas Lyons. Lyons was educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and at the age of 18 was elected to the Geological Society. In 1884, he was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers. He was posted to Cairo in 1890. In 1892 he cleared and surveyed several Ancient Egyptian temples at Buhen.[3]

In 1896, he married Helen Hardwick, a daughter of the London architect Philip Charles Hardwick (1822–1892).

In 1920, with the retiring rank of colonel, Lyons became Director of the Science Museum,[4][5] and was knighted in 1926.[6] He introduced working models, exhibited new developments such as the aeroplane, cinema, radio, and gramophone. He also contributed the children's gallery. He served as President of the Geographical Association in 1929.

He died at Great Missenden, aged 79.[3]

References
  1. Dale, H. H. (1944). "Henry George Lyons. 1864-1944". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4 (13): 795–809. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1944.0023. S2CID 178991875.
  2. Dowson, E. M. (1945). "Colonel Sir Henry Lyons, F.R.S". The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 31: 98–100. doi:10.1177/030751334503100112. JSTOR 3855389. S2CID 192223320.
  3. "Obituary: Colonel Sir Henry Lyons, F.R.S.". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 11 August 1944. p. 7.
  4. Follett, David, The Rise of the Science Museum under Henry Lyons. London: Science Museum, 1978. ISBN 0-901805-19-X.
  5. "Sir Henry Lyons and the Science Museum". Science. 78 (2028): 429–430. 1933. doi:10.1126/science.78.2028.429.
  6. "No. 33183". The London Gazette. 16 July 1926. p. 4708.
Cultural offices
Preceded by
Sir Francis Grant Ogilvie		 Director of the Science Museum
1920–1933		 Succeeded by
Colonel E. E. B. Mackintosh
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