George Labouchère
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Sir George Peter Labouchere, (London
, 2 December 1905 - Dudmaston Hall
, Shropshire
, 14 June 1999), a descendant of a Huguenot
family exiled in the XVII Century to England, CMG 1951, KCMG 1955, GBE
1964, was a British diplomat and a notorious modern art collector. He was Deputy-Commissioner for Austria
, 1951 - 1953, HM Minister to Hungary
, 1953 - 1955, British Ambassador to Belgium, 1955 - 1960, British Ambassador to Spain, 1960 - 1966. He was a member of the Society of Dilettanti and was associated at various stages with the Tate Gallery
Museum, London
.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, 2 December 1905 - Dudmaston Hall
Dudmaston Hall
Dudmaston Hall is a 17th century country house in the care of the National Trust in the Severn Valley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom....
, Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, 14 June 1999), a descendant of a Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
family exiled in the XVII Century to England, CMG 1951, KCMG 1955, GBE
GBE
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1964, was a British diplomat and a notorious modern art collector. He was Deputy-Commissioner for Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, 1951 - 1953, HM Minister to Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, 1953 - 1955, British Ambassador to Belgium, 1955 - 1960, British Ambassador to Spain, 1960 - 1966. He was a member of the Society of Dilettanti and was associated at various stages with the Tate Gallery
Tate Gallery
The Tate is an institution that houses the United Kingdom's national collection of British Art, and International Modern and Contemporary Art...
Museum, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.