<sod>'''Alan Gradon Thomas''' (19 October 1911, [[Hampstead]], London - 3 August 1992), was an English [[bibliophile]] and [[Lawrence Durrell]] scholar who donated [[Lawrence Durrell Collection|a significant collection]] of books, journals and other materials of or pertaining to Durrell to the [[British Library]].<ref name="IndObit">{{cite news<eod>
<sod>'''Alan Gradon Thomas''' (19 October 1911, [[Hampstead]], London - 3 August 1992), was an English [[bibliophile]]. He was both a friend of [[Lawrence Durrell]] and scholar of his works. After Durrell's death, Thomas donated [[Lawrence Durrell Collection|a significant collection]] of books, journals and other materials of or pertaining to Durrell to the [[British Library]]. This is maintained as the Lawrence Durrell Collection.<ref name="IndObit">{{cite news<eod>