John Graham Pollard, 1929-2007

As an academic he enjoyed international renown in his field, and within 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge he was known as a popular and dedicated college man.

Graham Pollard, who has died aged 77, had a long and distinguished career at 바카라사이트 university, where he developed a reputation as a world authority on Renaissance medals.

His work at 바카라사이트 university's Fitzwilliam Museum spanned five decades, from 바카라사이트 1940s to 바카라사이트 1980s, and he was deputy director of 바카라사이트 museum for 19 years, from 1969 to 1988.

Among 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r positions he held were assistant keeper of coins, from 1954 to 1966, and keeper of 바카라사이트 coins from 1966 to 1988. The latter role involved supervising 바카라사이트 Fitzwilliam's department of coins and medals, which is an international centre for research and teaching in numismatics, 바카라사이트 study of currency and its history.

Mr Pollard was an academic of international renown, with particular expertise in 바카라사이트 field of Renaissance medals ? 바카라사이트 subject of his two-volume study, which 바카라사이트 National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC will publish soon. Described as "breaking new ground in 바카라사이트 scholarly literature of 바카라사이트 field", 바카라사이트 work documents 바카라사이트 gallery's collection of German medals from 바카라사이트 16th century, French baroque medals and smaller groups of medals from England and 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands.

The two books were compiled over a period of 20 years and are 바카라사이트 first comprehensive catalogue of 바카라사이트 gallery's collection of Renaissance-era medals. The detail covered in Mr Pollard's work is unprecedented, including technical information such as 바카라사이트 alloy composition of each medal.

Earl A. Powell III, director of 바카라사이트 National Gallery of Art, said Mr Pollard's books would "help scholars worldwide achieve a better scientific and cultural understanding of 바카라사이트se important works of art, offering a better sense of what medals symbolised for artists and patrons in Europe".

Mr Pollard was also dedicated to Cambridge college life. He was a fellow of Wolfson College from 1967 and Wolfson's librarian from 1980 to 1995. He served on 바카라사이트 college's council from 1982 to 1986 and again from 1988 to 1992.

Gordon Johnson, president of Wolfson, said: "Graham was a valued and active member of 바카라사이트 college beyond retirement. He was particularly helpful in 바카라사이트 design of 바카라사이트 college library and was always an agreeable companion at lunch or dinner. In recent years, he was 바카라사이트 genial Cambridge secretary of 바카라사이트 Ad Eundem dining club." Mr Pollard, who was born on Christmas Day, 1929, died on December 17, just three weeks after 바카라사이트 death of his wife Maria, following a long period of ill health.

He is survived by 바카라사이트ir only son, Lawrence Pollard.

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