Christopher Thomas Gandy (1917-2009) was a British soldier, diplomat and collector of Islamic art.
Life
Christopher Gandy was the son of the writer Ida Gandy and Thomas Hall Gandy (1876–1948), a GP. He was a direct descendant of the architect Joseph Gandy and Selina Byam, painted by Thomas Gainesborough. His younger siblings were the mathematician Robin Gandy and Gillian Gandy, a pioneer of neonatal intensive care.
Gandy was a diplomat active in Yemen, Libya, and Iran from the 1940s until the 1970s.
He died on 9 December 2009, aged 92. He bequeathed his collection of Islamic art to the Ashmolean Museum. Highlights were exhibited at the Ashmolean in 2014.
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External links
Christopher Gandy Photo Gallery: Middle East including North Africa, 1940s to 1970s, Middle East Centre Archive