Erection date: 23/3/2017
Tancred Borenius, 1885 - 1948, Finnish art historian, writer and diplomat, lived here 1936 - 1941.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
The Anglo-Finnish Society
The plaque was unveiled by the Finnish Ambassador, H. E. Ms Päivi Luostarinenon.
W8, Kensington Gate, 29
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Tancred Borenius
Art historian, author and diplomat. Born Carl Tancred Borenius, in Vyborg, Fi...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Tancred Borenius
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