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Neil MacGregor

British art historian (born 1946)
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17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
June 16, 1946
Place of birth
Glasgow
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
art historian, non-fiction writer, podcaster
Employer
National Gallery, University of Reading[7][8]
Position held
Director of the British Museum, Director of the National Gallery
Educated at
University of Edinburgh, École Normale Supérieure, Courtauld Institute of Art, New College, The Glasgow Academy[9][10][11][12][13]
Award received
Order of Merit, Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia, Goethe Medal, Friedrich Gundolf Prize, German National Prize, doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University, Montyon Prize, honorary doctorate, Internationaler Folkwang-Preis[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[31]
Academic degree
professor, Doctor of Letters[26][27]
Affiliation string
The British Museum
Family name
MacGregor[28]
Given name
Neil[29]
Member of
Faculty of Advocates, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[23][24]
Participant in
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013[30]
🏷️ Also known as
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VIAF cluster ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Neil MacGregor.jpg ↗
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Académie française award winner ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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Companies House officer ID
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Cyprus University of Technology ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dictionary of Art Historians ID
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ELNET ID
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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JRC Names ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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LRB contributor ID
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Munzinger person ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Wales Authority ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Penguin India author ID
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Perlentaucher ID
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Persée author ID
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Podchaser creator ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SBN author ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNARC ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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TED speaker ID
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TMDB person ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/48806
Who's Who UK ID
U25713
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Award received 7
Order of Merit, honorary doctorate, Goethe Medal, Montyon Prize, German National Prize, Friedrich Gundolf Prize, doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University
Educated at 5
University of Edinburgh, École Normale Supérieure, Courtauld Institute of Art, New College, The Glasgow Academy
Occupation 3
art historian, podcaster, non-fiction writer
Employer 2
National Gallery, University of Reading
Academic degree 1
professor
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Given name 1
Neil
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Place of birth 1
Glasgow
SNARC ID 1
Romania at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sex or gender 1
male
← Director / manager 1
British Museum
← Presenter 1
A History of the World in 100 Objects
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Neil MacGregor was born June 16, 1946, in Glasgow.[1][2][3] He has citizenship of the United Kingdom. He is an art historian, non-fiction writer, and podcaster.[4][3][5]

He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, École Normale Supérieure, Courtauld Institute of Art, and New College. His employers include the National Gallery and the University of Reading. He held a position as a museum director from 2002 to 2015.[6][3]

His awards include the Order of Merit, Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia, Goethe Medal, Friedrich Gundolf Prize, German National Prize, and a doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University, plus 2 more.[7][8][9][10][11][12] He is a member of the Faculty of Advocates and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

FAQs

Where was Neil MacGregor born?

Neil MacGregor was born in Glasgow[2].

What did Neil MacGregor do for work?

Neil MacGregor worked as an art historian[3], non-fiction writer[4], and podcaster[5].

Where did Neil MacGregor go to school?

Neil MacGregor was educated at University of Edinburgh[9], École Normale Supérieure[10], Courtauld Institute of Art[11], and New College[12].

What awards did Neil MacGregor receive?

Honors received include Order of Merit[14], Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia[15], Goethe Medal[16], and Friedrich Gundolf Prize[17].

Related Entities

British Museum National Gallery United Kingdom University of Reading

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [3] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] ↑ . royal.gov.uk. royal.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. honours.pmc.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . goethe.de. goethe.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . deutscheakademie.de. deutscheakademie.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . lettres.sorbonne-universite.fr. lettres.sorbonne-universite.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . www5.open.ac.uk. www5.open.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . warwick.ac.uk. warwick.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Davos 2013 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 5d ago · Courvey · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Award received: Montyon Prize"
  3. 16d ago · Gamaliel · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Director of the British Museum, Director of the National Gallery
    "Changed claim: Occupation: art historian, DOAH ID (details)"
  4. 4w ago · Rouletteer · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Director of the British Museum, Director of the National Gallery
    "Created claim: Position held: Director of the National Gallery"
  5. 6w ago · Redpandacat · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Academic degree → professor, Doctor of Letters
    Who's Who UK ID → U25713
    "Added reference: Date of birth: 16 June 1946, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790474263476"
  6. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0417712-MacGregor-Neil-1946
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0417712-MacGregor-Neil-1946, batch #259492"
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