William Gowland

William Gowland
William Gowland
Born16 December 1842
Sunderland, County Durham, England
Died9 June 1922(1922-06-09) (aged 79)
London, England
Occupationsmetallurgist, amateur archaeologist, foreign advisor to Japan
Known forForeign advisor to Meiji Japan

William Gowland FRAI (16 December 1842 – 9 June 1922) was an English mining engineer who carried out archaeological work at Stonehenge and in Japan. He has been called the "Father of Japanese Archaeology".

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