Weston, Margaret, 1926-2021

found: Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, 1632-1723, 1982:page vii (Margaret Weston, Director, the Science Museum, London)

found: OCLC, viewed Jan. 8, 2015(hdg.: Weston, Margaret; usage: Margaret Weston)

found: Wikipedia, viewed Jan. 8, 2015:Margaret Weston (Margaret Weston (Dame Margaret Kate Weston, DBE, FMA) was born March 7, 1926 in Gloucestershire, England. She was director of the Science Museum in London from 1973-1986, and she was instrumental in establishing the National Media Museum in Bradford (Manchester) England during the early 1980's. In 1984 she delivered the MacMillan Memorial Lecture to the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland titled: "The Science Museum and Change over the Last Thirty Years". She is a Patron of the Heritage Railways Association and was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE). She also is a Fellow of the Museums Association (FMA) and a Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge England)

found: The Guardian WWW site, viewed on January 31, 2021:obituary dated 18 Jan 2021 (Dame Margaret Weston; First female director of a national museum who broke new ground by taking cultural treasures to the entire country; died at age 94; born 7 March 1926 in Oakridge, Gloucestershire; died 12 January 2021)