Wilkinson, J[ohn] Gardner, Sir, 1797-1875

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Summary: Sir John Gardner Wilkinson was an English traveller, writer and pioneer Egyptologist of the 19th century. He is often referred to as "the Father of British Egyptology". Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Born: 1797 [2]; 1797-10-05 [6]
Birth Place: Little Missenden, GB [3]; Little Missenden [6]
Died: 1875 [2]; 1875-10-29 [6]
Death Place: Llandovery, GB [3]; Llandovery [6]
Country: Egypt [2]; Great Britain [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: archaeologist [6]; Egyptologist [6]; explorer [6]; writer [6]
Profession: Orientalist [2]
Educated at: Harrow School [6]; Exeter College [6]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [6]
Archives at: National Library of Wales [6]; Bodleian Library [6]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [6]
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Biography (requires subscription) [6]
Yale LUX: Entity [6]
British Museum person-institution thesaurus: Entry [6]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Library of Congress; 5. National Library of Korea; 6. Wikidata

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