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Warwick William Wroth
1858–1911
Best known for his work on coins and medals, this British scholar also brought a careful, curious eye to biography and literary reference work. His writing reflects the deep research habits of a lifelong museum expert.
2 Audiobooks
The London pleasure gardens of the eighteenth century
by Warwick William Wroth, Arthur Edgar Wroth
Cremorne and the later London gardens
by Warwick William Wroth
About the author
Warwick William Wroth (24 August 1858 – 26 September 1911) was a British numismatist and biographer. He worked at the British Museum, where he became Senior Assistant Keeper of Coins and Medals, and he was also one of the original contributors to the Dictionary of National Biography.
His scholarship centered on coins, especially those of the ancient world, and he built a strong reputation among students of numismatics. Alongside this specialist work, he wrote biographical and historical pieces that show the same patient, detail-minded approach.
Although he is not widely known today, Wroth was respected in his field and left a lasting mark through both museum work and reference writing. He died in London in 1911, at the age of 53.