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Foy Nissen: Custodian of city's heritage passes away
Updated On: 08 August, 2018 07:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Benita Fernando
Mumbai pays homage to renowned historian Foy Nissen, who championed our architectural heritage
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Foy Nissen
Last morning, the city bid adieu to one of her beloveds. Foy Nissen, a notable name in Mumbai's cultural landscape, passed away at 88. Formerly the British Council's representative in Mumbai in the 1970s, Nissen far exceeded his capacity as a cultural activity officer, earning a name as a friend of the arts, and a custodian of Mumbai's architectural heritage.
Pune-born Nissen studied the liberal arts at Christ's College, Cambridge, in the 1950s. His father held a high position as a government servant in Mumbai, while his mother was principal of the middle school at the Cathedral and John Connon School, Fort.
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