Guy Murray Wilson,FSA (born 18 February 1950) is a British military historian,curator,and museum director. From 1988 to 2002,he was Master of the Armouries and head of the Royal Armouries,the United Kingdom's national museum for arms and armour.[1]
Wilson was born on 18 February 1950 to Rowland Wilson and Mollie Wilson (née Munson).[1] He studied at New College,Oxford,graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree;as per tradition,his BA was later promoted to a Master of Arts.[2] He then studied at the University of Manchester where he completed a Diploma in Art Gallery and Museum Studies.[1]
Career
Wilson began working at the Royal Armouries in 1972.[1] From 1978 to 1981,he was keeper of edged weapons and was based in the Tower of London.[2] In 1981,he was appointed Deputy Master of the Armouries.[1] In 1988,he was appointed Master of the Armouries and therefore became the head of the Royal Armouries.[2] During his leadership,the Royal Armouries expanded from its original site at the Tower of London to include two more museums.[3]Fort Nelson,a 19th-century fort and museum near Portsmouth specialising in artillery was taken over by the Royal Armouries in 1995.[4] A new museum was built in Leeds,the Royal Armouries Museum,and it opened in March 1996.[5] He stepped down as Master in 2002.[2]
Outside of his work at the Royal Armouries,he held a number of appointments. Since 1978,he has been a member of the British Commission for Military History.[1] From 1981 to 1999,he served on the Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck.[2] He has been Vice-President of the Arms and Armour Society of Great Britain since 1995.[1] From 2002 to 2003,he served as President of the International Association of Museums of Arms and Military History (IAMAM).[1] From 2003 to 2010,he served as Chairman of the International Committee for Museums of Arms and Military History (ICOMAM).[1][2] ICOMAM is the successor organisation to IAMAM.[6]
Personal life
In 1972,Wilson married Pamela Ruth McCredie. Together they have four children;two daughters and two sons.[1]
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