Edward Maunde Thompson

For other people named Edward Thompson, see Edward Thompson (disambiguation).

Sir Edward Maunde Thompson
1909 portrait of Sir Edward Maunde Thompson by Edward John Poynter
Born1840 (1840)
Died1929 (aged 88–89)
Occupationspaleographer, museum director
TitleSir

Sir Edward Maunde Thompson GCB FBA (4 May 1840 – 14 September 1929) was a British palaeographer and Principal Librarian and first director of the British Museum.

He is noted for his handbook of Greek and Latin palaeography and for his study of William Shakespeare's handwriting in the manuscript of the play Sir Thomas More.

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