William Debonaire Haggard

William Debonaire Haggard FSA, FRAS (c. 1785-1866) was a numismatist and an expert on bullion. He was the Principal of the Bullion Office of the Bank of England in the 1840s.[1]

Life

Haggard was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries on 28 February 1833, described as "a gentleman peculiarly conversant in the numismatic antiquities of this country".[2] He was also a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, and the Royal Numismatic Society.

His collection was sold at auction by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge on 22-23 August 1866.[3]

There is a portrait of Haggard, by Leonard Charles Wyon, 1844, in the British Museum.[4]

Publications

References

  1. "Bullion in the Bank of England". Scientific American. 4 (52): 410–410. 1849-09-15. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09151849-410q. ISSN 0036-8733.
  2. The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 103, Part 1; Volume 153, p. 254. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rPgRAAAAYAAJ&dq=william+debonaire+haggard+fellow+society+of+antiquaries&source=gbs_navlinks_s
  3. Haggard, William Debonaire (1866). A sale catalogue of the collection of William Debonaire Haggard]: [sold by auction by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge on Wednesday 22 August 1866 and following day. London.
  4. "drawing / album". British Museum. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
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