George North (numismatist) of by William Herbert. North drew up sale catalogues for the coin collections of the Earl of Oxford (1742) and of Richard Mead (1755); he also catalogued, in 1744, James West's series of Saxon coins and Ducarel's English coins. A paper on Arabic numerals in England, written by North in 1748, was published by Richard Gough in "Archæologia" (x. 360). George North (numismatist) George North (1707–1772) was an English cleric and numismatist. The son of George North, citizen and pewterer, who resided in or near Aldersgate Street in London, he was educated at St Paul's School. In 1725 he entered
Edward Hawkins (numismatist) which was purchased by the British Museum in 1868. Hawkins edited for the Chetham Society Sir William Brereton's "Travels in Holland", 1844, and "The Holy Lyfe … of Saynt Werburge", 1848. Hawkins married, on 29 September 1806, Eliza, daughter of Major Rohde, and had three sons and a daughter: Edward Hawkins (numismatist) Edward Hawkins (5 May 1780 – 22 May 1867) was an English numismatist and antiquary. For over 30 years he was the Keeper of Antiquities at the British Museum. Born at Macclesfield on 5 May 1780, he was the eldest son of Edward Hawkins of Macclesfield, banker, and