Humphrey Brooke (art historian), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1914
Date of Death: 24-Dec-1988
Profession: art historian
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Humphrey Brooke (art historian)
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- Thomas Humphrey Brooke, CVO, (31 January 1914 – 24 December 1988) was a British civil servant and art historian.
- 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".
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