Helen Margaret Wallis (August 17, 1924-February 7, 1995) was the Map Curator of the British Library from 1967 to 1987. Born in Barnet, Wallis attended St Paul's School for Girls and studied at St Hugh's College, Oxford, where she completed her D.Phil degree in 1954. In 1951, she was appointed assistant to R.A. Skelton, superintendent of the Map Room at the British Library, succeeding him in 1967. Wikipedia
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