John Hunt (antiquarian)
John Durell Hunt (28 May 1900 – 19 January 1976)[1] was a historian, antiquarian, and collector. Together with his wife Gertrude, he amassed the collection that today forms the basis of the Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland. He encouraged Lord Gort to restore Bunratty Castle. He is commemorated by a bust in the castle because of this. He also led to the creation of both the Craggaunowen and Lough Gur visitor centres through his interest in prehistory. The Hunts first settled at Lough Gur, near Limerick, and later in Dublin. Remarkably, in both these domestic settings they housed and openly displayed their valuable collection.
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- ^ O'Connell, Brian (23 January 2014). John Hunt: The Man, The Medievalist, The Connoisseur. The O'Brien Press. ISBN 9781847175748 – via Google Books.
This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (April 2009) |
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- https://web.archive.org/web/20080807121211/http://www.huntmuseum.com/framesets_hunts/hunts_frameset.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070318131822/http://www.ul.ie/vpacad/HonDocs/Cit-J%20Hunt.htm
- http://www.recirca.com/articles/johnhunt/index.shtml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080705095051/http://www.shannonheritage.com/Attractions/Craggaunowen/CraggaunowenCastle/
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- Irish antiquarians
- 1900 births
- 1976 deaths
- 20th-century antiquarians
- Irish historian stubs