Robert Dukinfield Darbishire
1826–1908
Lawyer and philanthropist. Graduated from the University of London, 1845. Lay secretary, Manchester College, 1857–89. One of the first major donors to Manchester Museum.
Sources
Alberti 2009, pp. 94–5
Davis 1932, pp. 130–2
Bibliography
Alberti, Samuel J. M. M. 2009. Nature and culture: objects, disciplines and the Manchester Museum. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Davis, V. D. 1932. A history of Manchester College from its foundation in Manchester to its establishment in Oxford. London: George Allen & Unwin.
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