Taylor Combe

[1] In 1803, he obtained an appointment in the British Museum, and superintended the collection of coins and medals.

[1] Combe was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1806, and was secretary to it from 1812 to 1824, during which period he edited the Philosophical Transactions.

He joined the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1796, became its director in 1813, and superintended the publication of the later portions of the Vetusta Monumenta.

[1] Combe held his keepership till his death, which took place, after a long illness, at the British Museum on 7 July 1826.

[1] Combe's library of classical and numismatic books, together with a collection of prints and some of his manuscripts, was sold by auction at Sotheby's on 7 December 1826 and eleven following days.