| AdminHistory | Wheeler became a Fellow of the British Academy in 1941. In 1949 he was elected its Secretary, from which post he retired in 1968.
Sir Cyril Fred Fox (1882-1967) was Keeper of Archaeology at the National Museum of Wales during Wheeler's tenure as Director at the same institution. In 1926, Fox succeeded Wheeler as Director, and guided the affairs of the National Museum of Wales until his retirement in 1948. Along with his wife, Aileen Fox, he surveyed and excavated several prehistoric monuments in Wales. After retiring, he lived in Exeter and died there 16 Jan 1967. |