Background
Gray, Basil was born on July 21, 1904. Son of Charles and Florence (Elworthy) Gray.
Gray, Basil was born on July 21, 1904. Son of Charles and Florence (Elworthy) Gray.
Master of Arts, University of Oxford.
Member British Academy Excavations Constantinople, 1928, Reviewing Committee Export Works of Art, 1971—1979. With British Museum, since 1928. In charge Oriental Antiquities, since 1938, deputy keeper, 1940—1946, keeper, 1946—1969, acting director & principal library, 1968.
President 6th International Congress Iranian Art & Archeology, Oxford, 1972. Member, visiting committee Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1969—1979. Chairman, exhibition committee Arts of Islam, Hayward Gallery, 1976.
Member British Academy excavations in Constantinople, 1928. Member Reviewing Committee on Export of Works of Art, 1971-1979. Member visiting committee Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1969-1979.
Fellow British Academy.
Member Oriental Ceramic Society (president 1962-1965, 71-74, 77-78), Society South Asian Studies (president Society AfghanStudies 1979-1989), Societas Iranologica Europaea (president 1983-1989).
Married Nicolete Binyon, 1933. 3 children.