# David M. Wilson

> Sir David Mackenzie Wilson is a British archaeologist, art historian, and museum curator, specialising in Anglo-Saxon art and the Viking Age. From 1977 until 1992 he served as the director of the British Museum, where he had previously worked, from 1955 to 1964, as an assistant keeper. In his role as director of the museum, he became embroiled in the controversy over the ownership of the Elgin Marbles with the Greek government, engaging with a "disastrous" televised debate with Greek Minister of Culture Melina Mercouri.

*British archaeologist, art historian, and museum curator*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1931-10-30
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 9.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/4095588)
- [David M. Wilson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M._Wilson)
- [ديفيد إم. ويلسون](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A5%D9%85._%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86)
- [دايفيد ويلسون](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Дэвід М. Уілсан](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8D%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B4_%D0%9C._%D0%A3%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [David M. Wilson](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M._Wilson)
- [David M. Wilson](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M._Wilson)
- [David Mackenzie Wilson](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mackenzie_Wilson)
- [David Mackenzie Wilson](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mackenzie_Wilson)
- [Уилсон, Дэвид (археолог)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%94%D1%8D%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4_(%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3))
- [David M. Wilson](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M._Wilson)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1245779)

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