A year in the life: 1895

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Month

Day

Event

Source of information

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January

 

 

 

 

February

 

 

 

 

March

16

Pitt-Rivers elected honorary member of Royal Irish Academy

NOTES AND NEWS., Academy, 1194 (1895:Mar. 23) p.256; Science Gossip., Athenaeum (London, 1830), 3517 (1895:Mar. 23) p.382

 

April

12, 14 or 15

Pitt-Rivers' 68th birthday

See 1827 for uncertainty about birthdate

 

April

No days

Pitt-Rivers excavating Handley Down barrows 28, 29

Thompson, 1977: 127; Bowden, 1991: 137

 

May

 

 

 

 

June

 

 

 

 

July

9-10

Sale at Sotheby, Pitt-Rivers buys stone mould for celt

The Times 11 July 1895

 

August

6

Pitt-Rivers subscribes £20 to British School at Athens

The Times 6 August 1895

 

September

2-9

Thomas and Emma Hardy stay with Pitt-Rivers at Rushmore

See here

Possibly for the Art Exhibition and other events

September

2-9

Pitt-Rivers holds Art exhibition at Larmer Grounds

Special pamphlet guide published by Pitt-Rivers

Includes works from locals

September

10

Pitt-Rivers becomes member of general committee for Huxley memorial

The Times 10 September 1895

 

October

 

 

 

 

November

5

Death of Pitt-Rivers' youngest son

Thompson, 1977: 127

This was the only child of Pitt-Rivers to predecease him

December

19 and on

Pitt-Rivers excavating Martin Down

Thompson, 1977: 127; Bowden, 1991: 138

 

November /

December

No days

Pitt-Rivers ill with unspecified illness again

Letters in S&SWM PR papers dated December 1895

 

December

No days

Pitt-Rivers excavating Martin Down

Thompson, 1977: 127; Bowden, 1991: 138

 

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Tylor given title of Professor of Social Anthropology, Oxford

Anthropology at Oxford p. 17

 

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False half-timbered extension added to Farnham Museum, for larger agricultural exhibits

Chapman, 1981: 532

 

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Singing stand and Oriental Room added to Larmer Gardens

Thompson, 1977: 80

 

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Pitt-Rivers employs Peacock as assistant on Cranborne Chase excavations for 3 months

Thompson, 1977: 94

 

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Alexander, Pitt-Rivers' son moves into Hinton St Mary

Bowden, 1991: 39


 

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