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About Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, often known as Lord Elgin, was a Scottish nobleman, diplomat, and collector, known primarily for the controversial procurement of marble sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures on the Acropolis of Athens.
Everything about Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin →- Occupation
- diplomat
- Position held
- ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Prussia, member of the House of Lords, ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Ottoman Empire
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom
- Born
- July 20, 1766
- Died
- November 14, 1841