Professor Timon Screech FBA

Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2018
Subjects
Art history, Music

10-Minute Talks: The Shogun’s Silver Telescope: The East India Company and the English quest for Japan

30 Jun 2021 Professor Timon Screech FBA

Professor Timon Screech FBA explores the relationship between the East India Company and the Shogun of Japan.

Current post

Professor of the History of Art, SOAS University of London

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