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Humphrey Brooke (art historian) (Thomas Humphrey Brooke) was born on 31 January, 1914, is a British art historian. Discover Humphrey Brooke (art historian)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
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Thomas Humphrey Brooke |
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Civil servant and art historian |
| Age |
74 years old |
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Aquarius |
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31 January, 1914 |
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31 January |
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| Date of death |
24 December, 1988 |
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Humphrey Brooke (art historian) Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Humphrey Brooke (art historian)'s Wife?
His wife is Nathalie Benckendorff (1946–1988; his death)
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Nathalie Benckendorff (1946–1988; his death) |
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Humphrey Brooke (art historian) Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Humphrey Brooke (art historian) worth at the age of 74 years old? Humphrey Brooke (art historian)’s income source is mostly from being a successful historian. He is from . We have estimated Humphrey Brooke (art historian)'s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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Pending |
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Timeline
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Humphrey Brooke (31 January 1914 – 24 December 1988) was a British civil servant and art historian.
Humphrey Brooke was born on 31 January 1914 into a family of Yorkshire wool millers.
He was educated at Wellington College and Magdalen College, University of Oxford, where he graduated with a first in modern history.
During the Second World War, Brooke worked in Italy with the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel, and did further such work in 1946 in Austria.
He was a Monuments Man during the Second World War, then deputy director of London's Tate Gallery and secretary of the Royal Academy from 1952 to 1968.
Serious depression in his 50s led to his early retirement, after which he became "an internationally acknowledged expert on roses".
He was deputy director of London's Tate Gallery, and then Secretary of the Royal Academy from 1952 to 1968.
In 1960, he declared that a 42 x 30 in painting believed to have been painted by Andrea del Verrocchio was actually painted by Leonardo da Vinci, making it the oldest known painting by Leonardo.
Serious manic depression led to his early retirement, after which he became "an internationally acknowledged expert on roses".
He grew over 500 varieties of roses at his home, Lime Kiln in Suffolk, and in 1971 opened Lime Kiln to the public, calling it "the first rosarium in Great Britain".
Brooke thought that his manic depression "could only be cured by sex and smoking".
He studied many other historical figures who may have suffered from manic depression, and was particularly interested in Somerset County Cricket Club batsman Harold Gimblett.
In 1982, Brooke wrote an article for The Observer about his illness, which received over 150 responses.
Brooke married Nathalie Benckendorff, who he met in Austria after the war while working as a monuments man.
Her mother was the harpist Maria Korchinska.
Benckendorff's grandfather, Alexander Konstantinovich Benckendorff, was the Russian Empire's last ambassador to the UK.
Brooke was friends with fellow East Anglian rosarian Peter Beales.
Brooke died on 24 December 1988.
A portrait of Brooke smoking by Olwyn Bowey hangs at the Royal Academy.
