Harry Garner

Sir Harry Mason Garner KBE CB FRAeS (3 November 1891 – 7 August 1977) was a British aerodynamicist who was also notable as an expert on, and collector of, oriental ceramics.

Sir Harry Garner
Sir Harry and Lady Garner
Born
Harry Mason Garner

(1891-11-03)3 November 1891
Hugglescote, Leicestershire, England[1]
Died(1977-08-07)7 August 1977
Camberley, Surrey, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationScientist
EmployerBritish government
Known forExpert of oriental art

Biography

Garner was one of three boys and a daughter. His eldest brother, William Edward (1889–1960) was born in Hugglescote in Leicestershire and became an expert in explosives. His other brother Frederic Horace (1893–1964) became a chemistry professor. Harry was educated at Market Bosworth Grammar School and St John's College, Cambridge. He worked for the British government on aerodynamics leading a group at Felixstowe on marine aviation before becoming chief scientist at the Ministry of Supply.[2]

Meanwhile, he became a noted expert and collector of oriental art. He started by collecting Chinese blue and white porcelain, and also wrote on Chinese lacquerware, especially carved lacquer, and published on these and other subjects. In 1954 he recognised the two vases now known as the David Vases as the only fourteenth century blue and white porcelain then known.[2] Garner and his wife made donations of furniture.[3] He was a friend of Sir Percival David. Both of these made substantial donations to the British Museum. Amongst Garner's collection were the Kakiemon elephants.[4]

Honours

Harry Garner was appointed CB in the King's Birthday Honours of 1948[5] and was knighted KBE in the New Year Honours of 1951.[6] He was a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

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References
  1. 1911 England Census
  2. Collectors, collections and museums: the field of Chinese ceramics..., Stacey Pierson, p.194, accessed 6 September 2010
  3. EUROPEAN COLLECTIONS FROM RYÜKYÜ/OKINAWA, Josef KREINER, Bonn, accessed 6 September 2010
  4. Kakiemon elephants, British Museum, accessed 6 September 2010
  5. "No. 38311". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1948. p. 3367.
  6. "No. 39104". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1951. p. 10.


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