Derek Allen
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Derek Fortrose Allen CB
FSA
FBA (29 May 1910 - 13 June 1975) was Treasurer of the British Academy
from 1973 until his death and Secretary of that organisation from 1969 to 1973.
The BA's Derek Allen Prize was named after him.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
FSA
Society of Antiquaries of London
The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society "charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries'." It is based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London , and is...
FBA (29 May 1910 - 13 June 1975) was Treasurer of the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
from 1973 until his death and Secretary of that organisation from 1969 to 1973.
The BA's Derek Allen Prize was named after him.