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Sir David Mackenzie Wilson (born 30 October 1931) is a British archaeologist, art historian, and museum curator, specialising in Anglo-Saxon art and the Viking Age. He is the former Director of the British Museum (1977 – 1992).

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Education

From 1941–1950, Wilson was educated at Kingswood School, a boarding independent school for boys (now co-educational) in Bath, followed by St John's College at the University of Cambridge.

Life and career

Wilson was the Director of the British Museum from 1977 to 1992, and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In 1985 he was Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge.

Personal life

Wilson lives on the Isle of Man.

Works

  • 1964. Anglo-Saxon Ornamental Metalwork 700–1100, in the British Museum, British Museum Press.
  • 1970. The Vikings and their Origins: Scandinavia in the first millennium, Thames and Hudson.
  • Wilson, David M. (1983). "Sweden — England". In Lamm, Jan Peder & Nordstrom, Hans-Åke. Vendel Period Studies: transactions of the Boat-Grave Symposium in Stockholm, February 2–3, 1981. Studies – The Museum of National Antiquities, Stockholm. 2. Stockholm: Statens Historiska Museum. pp. 163–166. ISBN 978-91-7192-547-3. 
  • Wilson, David M. (1984). Anglo-Saxon Art: From the Seventh Century to the Norman Conquest. London: Thames and Hudson.  (US edition: Overlook Press)
  • 1992. Anglo-Saxon Paganism, Routledge.

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