Robert T. Gunther (23 August 1869 – 9 March 1940), historian of science and founder of the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. Jump to: navigation, search August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Museum, Theatre and Printing House. ... Jump to: navigation, search The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

Gunther's father, Albert Günther, was Keeper of Zoology at the British Museum in London. Robert Gunther was education at University College School, attached to University College London. He was elected to a demyship at Magdalen College, Oxford in 1887. He took this up in 1888, having already studied at University College, Oxford. He joined the Oxford University Scientic Club in his first term at Magdelen and subsequently he took up a Fellowship at the College. Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ... The main entrance to the British Museum The British Museum in London is the United Kingdoms - and one of the worlds - largest and most important museums of human history and culture. ... Jump to: navigation, search The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... University College School entrance, Frognal, Hampstead University College School, known generally as UCS, is a leading Independent boys school situated in Hampstead in Northwest London. ... University College London, commonly known as UCL, is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. ... A demyship is a form of scholarship, specifically at Magdalen College, Oxford. ... College name Magdalen College Named after Mary Magdalene Established 1458 Sister College Magdalene College President Professor David Clary FRS JCR President Varun Chandra Undergraduates 395 Graduates 230 Homepage Boatclub Magdalen College (pronounced ) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... University College (in full, the College of the Great Hall of the University, commonly known as University College in the University of Oxford, usually known by its derivative, Univ), is a contender for the claim to be the oldest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the...

From 1923, Robert Gunther produced a forteen volume set of books on Early Science in Oxford, his magnum opus, the last appearing in 1945. These were initially produced under the auspices of the Oxford Historical Society and printed at the Clarendon Press, Oxford. A fifteenth volume by A. E. Gunther in 1967 covered Robert Gunther himself. Jump to: navigation, search 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Oxford University Press (OUP) is a highly-respected publishing house and a department of the University of Oxford in England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1930, Gunther founded the Museum of the History of Science in the Old Ashmolean building, with some difficulty. The museum's initial collection was based on the scientific instrument collection of his friend Lewis Evans. Jump to: navigation, search 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search Museum, Theatre and Printing House. ... The Ashmolean Museum (in full the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology) in Oxford, England is the worlds first university museum. ...

Gunther died after a short illness, while staying at a friends's house in the south Oxfordshire village of South Stoke. He and his wife, Amy, are buried at Heacham, Norfolk, in the Rolfe family plot, having written their family history. Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Latin Oxonia) is a county in South East England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. ... Jump to: navigation, search Heacham is a village in Norfolk, England located close to Hunstanton and Kings Lynn. ... For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation) Norfolk (pronounced NOR-fk) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ...

Reference

• Gunther, A. E., Robert T. Gunther: A pioneer in the history of science 1869–1940. Early Science in Oxford, Volume XV. Oxford, 1967.