Charles Kingsley Adams
Charles Kingsley Adams, CBE, FBA (17 June 1899 – 19 January 1971) was director, Keeper and Secretary of the National Portrait Gallery from 1951 to 1964[1]
Charles Kingsley Adams | |
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 Adams in December 1964. | |
| Born | 17 June 1899 |
| Died | 19 January 1971 London, England |
| Known for | Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries |
Adams was born in Sidcup, Kent on 17 June 1899, the son of Albert and Annie Adams, his father was a watchmaker. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the East Surrey Regiment during the First World War.
He was made CBE in 1954 and was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. His portrait is held by the NPG[2]
Adams died in London on 19 January 1971.
References
- ‘ADAMS, Charles Kingsley’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 6 May 2013
- "Charles Kingsley Adams - Person - National Portrait Gallery". Npg.org.uk. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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