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Harry Garner
Sir Harry Mason Garner (1891 – 1977) was a British aerodynamicist who was also notable as an expert on, and collector of, oriental ceramics.
==Biography==
Garner was one of three boys and a daughter. His eldest brother, William Edward (1889–1960) was born in Hugglescote in Leicestershire and became an expert in explosives. His other brother Frederic Horace (1893–1964) became a chemistry professor. Harry was educated at Market Bosworth Grammar School and St John's College, Cambridge. He worked for the British government on aerodynamics leading a group at Felixstowe on marine avaiation before becoming Chief Scientist at the Ministry of Supply.〔(Collectors, collections and museums: the field of Chinese ceramics... ), Stacey Pierson, p.194, accessed 6 September 2010〕
Meanwhile he became a noted expert and collector of oriental art. He started by collecting Chinese blue and white porcelain. He published on that subject in 1954, when he recognised the two vases now known as the David Vases as the only fourteenth century porcelain then known.〔 Garner and his wife made donations of furniture.〔(EUROPEAN COLLECTIONS FROM RYÜKYÜ/OKINAWA ), Josef KREINER, Bonn, accessed 6 September 2010〕 He was a friend of Percival David. Both of these made substantial donations to the British Museum. Amongst Garner's collection was the Kakiemon elephants.〔(Kakiemon elephants ), British Museum, accessed 6 September 2010〕
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