Austen Henry Layard
Archaeologist, Politician
1817 – 1894
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Who was Austen Henry Layard?
The Rt Hon Sir Austen Henry Layard GCB was an English traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, author, politician and diplomat, best known as the excavator of Nimrud.
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- Born
- Mar 5, 1817
Paris - Also known as
- Sir Austen Henry Layard
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Employment
- Rector of the University of St Andrews, University of Aberdeen
(1855 - 1857)
- Rector of the University of St Andrews, University of Aberdeen
- Died
- Jul 5, 1894
London
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on July 23, 2013
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