Skelton, R. A. (Raleigh Ashlin), 1906-1970
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- Summary
- Raleigh Ashlin Skelton was a British archivist, librarian, and historian of cartography. He is known for his attempts to prove the authenticity of the Vinland map. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][2][3][4][5][6]
- Born
- 1906-12-21 [2][6]
- Birth Place
- Plymouth [2][6]
- Died
- 1970-12-07 [2][6]
- Death Place
- London [2][6]
- Country
- Great Britain [2]
- Language
- English [3]
- Occupation
- librarian [6]
- historian of cartography [6]
- archivist [6]
- cartographer [6]
- Employer
- British Museum [6]
- Educated at
- Aldenham School [6]
- Country of Education
- United Kingdom [6]
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Biography (requires subscription) [6]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [6]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Library of Congress
- 5. National Library of Korea
- 6. Wikidata
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