Hill, George Francis, Sir (1867-1948)

Sir George Francis Hill, KCB, FBA (22 December 1867 – 18 October 1948) was the director and principal librarian of the British Museum (1931–1936).^[1] He was a specialist in Renaissance medals.

George Hill was born in Berhampur, India. His grandfather, Micaiah Hill, founded the London Missionary Society's outpost there and his father, Samuel John Hill, was stationed where George was born. He attended Blackheath College (later known as Eltham College) followed by University College, London, and finally Merton College, Oxford.^[2] He studied under Percy Gardner at Merton, taking a first class degree in classics.^[2] There he also gained an interest in numismatics. He was awarded the medal of the Royal Numismatic Society in 1915.^[3]