Henry Ling Roth
| Henry Ling Roth FRS New SW, FSS, FMS, etc. | |||||||||
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| Born | 1855 | ||||||||
| Died | 1925 | ||||||||
| Residence |
Mackay, Queensland [1882] 48 Wimpole Street, W [1885] 3 Park Terrace, Lightcliffe, near Halifax [1888] 32 Prescott Street, Halifax [1894] Briarfield, Shibden, Halifax [1905] Briarfield, Stump Cross, Halifax [1915] 95 Waterloo Crescent, Halifax [1919] | ||||||||
| Occupation | museum work | ||||||||
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House Notes
1882.04.25 proposed
1886.02.09 It was resolved ‘that in consideration of his valuable donation to the Library Mr H. Ling Roth shall continue a Member of the Institute for the next two years without the payment of any subscription.
death reported in Report of the Council for 1925
obituary in Man 1925
Notes From Elsewhere
Henry Ling Roth (3 February 1855 – 12 May 1925) was an English-born anthropologist and museum curator, active in Australia.
Born London; died Halifax. Brother of Walter E. Roth.
Travelled widely in Australia, West Indies and elsewhere. Numerous publications. From 1900 associated with Bankfield Museum, Halifax, and later became its Keeper.
Publications
External Publications
his volumes on the Tasmanian aborigines and the natives of Sarawak and North Borneo were standard books
Ancient Egyptian and Greek Looms by H. Ling Roth
Great Benin: Its Customs, Art and Horrors. 1903
The Natives of Sarawak and British North Borneo by Henry Ling Roth
House Publications
Related Material Details
RAI Material
Library books
A49 catalogue of the library
Other Material
Henry Ling Roth's collection of books was acquired by the library of the University of Manchester in 1917.
PRM field collector