- Basil Greenhill
Dr. Basil Jack Greenhill (February 26, 1920,
Bristol - April 8, 2003), was a diplomat, museum director and historian.He read philosophy, politics and economics at
Bristol University , but his time there was interrupted by wartime naval service. In the navy, he rose from rating to lieutenant, working at the radar research establishment at Malvern, and testing radar on bombers. He emerged in 1946 as a lieutenant, and on the completion of his degree he joined what became theCommonwealth Relations Office , where he stayed until 1966.In 1967 he became the Director of the
National Maritime Museum , Greenwich, England, until 1983. He was also the author of over forty books and numerous articles on maritime history, many of them produced in collaboration with his second wife, Ann Griffard. His best-known book was his two-volume "The Merchant Schooners" (1951-57). He also published "Westcountrymen In Prince Edward's Isle" (1967), on Devon shipbuilders in Canada, and "Boats And Boatmen Of Pakistan" (1971).In 1980, Dr Greenhill received a PhD from Bristol University on his published work, and honorary doctorates from Plymouth and Hull in 1996 and 2002.
Dr. Greenhill died at St. Dominick, Cornwall on April 8, 2003.
References
* G. Hattersley-Smith, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/89887 ‘Greenhill, Basil Jack (1920–2003)’] , "
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ", online edn, Oxford University Press, Jan 2007, (accessed 13 Jan 2008).External links
*worldcat id|lccn-n79-58589
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