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Peter van Geersdaele

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British conservator

United KingdomWritersLived 1933 to 2018 · aged 85
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Peter Charles van Geersdaele was an English conservator best known for his work on the Sutton Hoo ship-burial. Among other work he oversaw the creation of a plaster cast of the ship impression, from which a fibreglass replica of the ship was formed.

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The ship impression during the 1939 excavationThe ship impression during the 1939 excavation

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1993Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Peter Charles van Geersdaele was an English conservator best known for his work on the Sutton Hoo ship-burial. Among other work he oversaw the creation of a plaster cast of the ship impression, from which a fibreglass replica of the ship was formed. He later helped mould an impression of the Graveney boat, in addition to other excavation and restoration work.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2018 · aged 85
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6 languages

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