Author: John Gardner Wilkinson

John Gardner Wilkinson

Date of birth: 5 October 1797
Date of death: 29 October 1875
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[English] Sir **John Gardner Wilkinson** (born 1797 at Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire; died 1875 at Llandovery, Wales) was an English traveller, writer and Egyptologist. He is often referred to as “the Father of British Egyptology”.

[Deutsch] Sir **John Gardner Wilkinson** (geb. 1797 in Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire; gest. 1875 in Llandovery, Wales) war ein britischer Reisender, Schriftsteller und Ägyptologe. Er gilt als „Begründer der britischen Ägyptologie“.

[Français] Sir **John Gardner Wilkinson** (né 1797 à Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, mort 1875 à Llandovery, Pays de Galles) a été un voyageur anglais, écrivain et égyptologue. Il a été surnommé « Le père de l'égyptologie britannique ».

Book: Topography of Thebes, and General View of Egypt: Being a Short Account of the Principal Objects .. By John Gardner WilkinsonBook: Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life, Government, Laws .. By John Gardner WilkinsonBook: Hand-book for Travellers in Egypt: Including Descriptions of the Course of the Nile to the .. By John Gardner Wilkinson

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