George Jeffery (architect)

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George H. Everett Jeffery

George H. Everett Jeffery ( April 2, 1855 - April 4, 1935 ) was a British architect and historian.

Jeffrey was the Curator of the Ancient Monuments of Cyprus from 1903 until his death in 1935 . Among his publications is the standard work Description of the Historical Monuments of Cyprus , which was first published in 1918 and has been reprinted many times since. His public activities from 1908 onwards include overseeing the construction of the Cyprus Museum . Despina Pilides researched and edited his diaries.

Fonts

  • A Description of the Historic Monuments of Cyprus. Studies in the archeology and architecture of the island. With illustrations [and plans], etc. Archer, Nicosia 1918.
  • A Brief Description of the Holy Sepulcher, Jerusalem, and Other Christian Churches in the Holy City, With Some Account of the Mediæval Copies of the Holy Sepulcher Surviving in Europe. University Press, Cambridge 1919.
  • with Claude Delavel Cobham: An Attempt at a Bibliography of Cyprus. GPO, Nicosia 1929.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Keith Emerick: Conserving and Managing Ancient Monuments. Heritage, Democracy, and Inclusion. Boydell, Woodbridge 20104, ISBN 978-1-84383-909-5 , p. 130 ( limited preview in Google book search)
  2. ^ Cypriot Archaeologoy and the Great War. Accessed June 2016.
  3. ^ George Jeffery: A Description of the Historic Monuments of Cyprus. Zeno, London 1983.
  4. ↑ Despina Pilides: George Jeffery: His Diaries and the Ancient Monuments of Cyprus. Department of Antiquities, Nicosia 2009.
personal data
SURNAME Jeffery, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jeffery, George H. Everett
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British architect and historian
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1855
DATE OF DEATH April 4, 1935