WILLIAMS, ISAAC JOHN (1874 - 1939), museum official
Date of birth: 1874
Date of death: 1939
Spouse: Beatrice Lily Williams (née Summers)
Spouse: Annie Williams (née Summers)
Gender: Male
Occupation: museum official
Area of activity: History and Culture
Author: Archibald Henry Lee
Born at Merthyr Tydfil, 10 April 1874. A Cardiff School of Art medallist, he became school art master, and from 1910 to 1914 was superintendent art instructor, and curator of Cyfarthfa Castle Museum, Merthyr Tydfil. He was appointed first keeper of the department of art in the National Museum of Wales in 1914, and laid the foundations of the present national collections in that department.
He married (1) Annie (neé Summers) died 1932, and (2) Beatrice Lily, sister of his first wife.
He died at Cardiff, 25 December 1939. He bequeathed £3,500 to the National Museum of Wales (The Isaac and Annie Williams Bequest Fund).
Author
- Archibald Henry Lee
- Personal knowledge
Sources
- Scott Reid, 'Isaac John Williams, Curator,' Merthyr Historian, vol. 22 (2011)
Further reading
- Art UK: Isaac John Williams 1876–1939
Works
- Wikidata: Q20748839
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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