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Geoffrey Fairbank Webb (1898–1970) was a British art historian, Slade Professor of Fine Art and head of the Monuments and Fine Arts section of the Allied Control Commission during World War II. [1]

32 relations: Admiralty, Allied Commission, Architecture of the United Kingdom, Birkenhead, Birkenhead School, Bloomsbury Group, Bonamy Dobrée, British Academy, British Council, Castle Howard, Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, Courtauld Institute of Art, Dictionary of National Biography, Ffynone Mansion, John Vanbrugh, Longman, Magdalene College, Cambridge, Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Nonesuch Press, Pavilion Books, Pembrokeshire, Penguin Books, Roger Fry, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, Royal Navy, Slade Professor of Fine Art, Solva, Swansea, The Burlington Magazine, Walpole Society, World War II.

Admiralty

The Admiralty, originally known as the Office of the Admiralty and Marine Affairs, was the government department responsible for the command of the Royal Navy firstly in the Kingdom of England, secondly in the Kingdom of Great Britain, and from 1801 to 1964, the United Kingdom and former British Empire.

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Allied Commission

Following the termination of hostilities in World War II, the Allied Powers were in control of the defeated Axis countries.

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Architecture of the United Kingdom

The architecture of the United Kingdom, or British architecture, consists of an eclectic combination of architectural styles, ranging from those that predate the creation of the United Kingdom, such as Roman, to 21st century contemporary.

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Birkenhead

Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England.

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Birkenhead School

Birkenhead School is an independent, selective, co-educational school located in Oxton on the Wirral Peninsula in the north west of England.

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Bloomsbury Group

The Bloomsbury Group—or Bloomsbury Set—was a group of associated English writers, intellectuals, philosophers and artists, the best known members of which included Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, E. M. Forster and Lytton Strachey.

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Bonamy Dobrée

Bonamy Dobrée (2 February 1891 – 3 September 1974), British academic, was Professor of English Literature at the University of Leeds from 1936 to 1955.

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British Academy

The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences.

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British Council

The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities.

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Castle Howard

Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, north of York.

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Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) was an executive non-departmental public body of the UK government, established in 1999.

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Courtauld Institute of Art

The Courtauld Institute of Art, commonly referred to as The Courtauld, is a self-governing college of the University of London specialising in the study of the history of art and conservation.

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Dictionary of National Biography

The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published from 1885.

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Ffynone Mansion

Ffynone (Welsh: Ffynnonau) is a mansion and estate near Boncath, Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the parish of Manordeifi.

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John Vanbrugh

Sir John Vanbrugh (24 January 1664 (baptised) – 26 March 1726) was an English architect and dramatist, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.

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Longman

Longman, commonly known as Pearson Longman, is a publishing company founded in London, England, in 1724 and is owned by Pearson PLC.

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Magdalene College, Cambridge

Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.

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Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program

The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the Allied armies was established in 1943 to help protect cultural property in war areas during and after World War II.

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Nicholas Hawksmoor

Nicholas Hawksmoor (probably 1661 – 25 March 1736) was an English architect.

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Nonesuch Press

Nonesuch Press was a private press founded in 1922 in London by Francis Meynell, his second wife Vera Mendel, and their mutual friend David Garnett,Miranda Knorr.

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Pavilion Books

Pavilion Books Holdings Ltd is an English publishing company based in London.

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Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire (or; Sir Benfro) is a county in the southwest of Wales.

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Penguin Books

Penguin Books is a British publishing house.

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Roger Fry

Roger Eliot Fry (14 December 1866 – 9 September 1934) was an English painter and critic, and a member of the Bloomsbury Group.

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Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England

The Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) was a government advisory body responsible for documenting buildings and monuments of archaeological, architectural and historical importance in England.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Slade Professor of Fine Art

The Slade Professorship of Fine Art is the oldest professorship of art at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford and London.

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Solva

Solva (Solfach) is a village, community and electoral ward in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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Swansea

Swansea (Abertawe), is a coastal city and county, officially known as the City and County of Swansea (Dinas a Sir Abertawe) in Wales, UK.

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The Burlington Magazine

The Burlington Magazine is a monthly academic journal that covers the fine and decorative arts.

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Walpole Society

The Walpole Society, named after Horace Walpole, was formed in 1911 to promote the study of the history of British art.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Webb

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