John Gardner Wilkinson

Sir
Gardner Wilkinson
Portrait of Gardner Wilkinson, pioneer Egyptologist, c. 1863
Born(1797-10-05)5 October 1797
Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Died29 October 1875(1875-10-29) (aged 78)
Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Known forEgyptology
SpouseCaroline Lucas

Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (5 October 1797 – 29 October 1875) was an English traveller, writer and pioneer Egyptologist of the 19th century. He is often referred to as "the Father of British Egyptology".

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