Austen Henry Layard

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Archaeologist
Politician
Writer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Museum
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nimrud
gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Nineveh
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society_Gold_Medal
Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1817-03-05
gptkbp:child gptkb:Evelyn_Layard
gptkb:Austen_Henry_Layard_Jr.
gptkb:Gerald_Layard
gptkb:Margaret_Layard
gptkb:Charlotte_Layard
gptkbp:contribution Cultural heritage preservation
Cuneiform inscriptions
Assyrian_artifacts
gptkbp:deathDate 1894-07-05
gptkbp:field Archaeology
Assyriology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Austen Henry Layard
gptkbp:influenced Archaeology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Sir_Henry_Rawlinson
gptkbp:involvedIn International relations
Public speaking
Field research
Historical writing
Historical preservation
Cultural diplomacy
Political affairs
Cultural exchanges
Museum exhibitions
Academic lectures
Middle_Eastern_archaeology
gptkbp:knownFor Excavations_at_Nineveh
Excavations_at_Nimrud
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Nineveh_and_Its_Remains
Discoveries_in_the_Ruins_of_Nineveh_and_Babylon
gptkbp:occupation Archaeologist
Diplomat
Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Venice
gptkbp:residence gptkb:England
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Charlotte_Layard