Vaux, William Sandys Wright, 1818-1885
- GB-2014-WSA-17314
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- 1818-1885
VAUX, WILLIAM SANDYS WRIGHT, only son of William Vaux (qv), and his first wife; b. 28 Feb 1818; adm. 6 Apr 1831 (Stikeman's); left 1836; Balliol Coll. Oxford, matr. 18 Mar 1836; BA 1840; MA 1841; Assistant, Department of Antiquities, British Museum 1841-61; Keeper, Department of Coins and Medals Jan 1861- Oct 1870; catalogued the coin collection in the Bodleian Library, Oxford 1871-6; Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, from Nov 1875; Secretary, Royal Society of Literature; President, Numismatic Society of London 1855-74; FSA 2 Apr 1846; FRS 4 Jun 1868; author, Nineveh and Persepolis, 1850, and other publications, largely on the history and antiquities of the Middle East; m. 11 Jul 1861 Louisa, eldest dau. of Francis Rivington, Harley Street, London, publisher; d. 21 Jun 1885. DNB.