Claim: Hilda Ellis Davidson studied or collecting something.
Evidence: Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson -LRB- born Hilda Roderick Ellis , 1 October 1914 -- January 2006 -RRB- was an English antiquarian and academic , writing in particular on Germanic paganism and Celtic paganism.
An antiquarian or antiquary -LRB- from the Latin : antiquarius , meaning pertaining to ancient times -RRB- is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past.