Austen Henry Layard Jr.

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gptkbp:instanceOf Archaeologist
Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkb:Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Museum
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:born March 5, 1817
gptkbp:child gptkb:Austen_Henry_Layard_III
gptkbp:contribution Discovery_of_the_Library_of_Ashurbanipal
Excavation_of_Nimrud
Excavation_of_Babylon
Publication_of_Assyrian_texts
gptkbp:died July 5, 1894
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:famousFor Archaeological_discoveries_in_Mesopotamia
gptkbp:field Assyriology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Austen Henry Layard Jr.
gptkbp:influence Modern Archaeology
gptkbp:influenced Archaeology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Sir_Henry_Rawlinson
gptkbp:influenceOn Art history
Cultural resource management
Cultural studies
Archaeological theory
Cultural heritage management
Historical research
Cultural anthropology
Public archaeology
Artifact analysis
Museum curation
Preservation of artifacts
Fieldwork techniques
Archaeological education
Cultural heritage policy
Archaeological ethics
Archaeological methodology
Historical archaeology
International archaeology
Public understanding of archaeology
Site documentation
Excavation practices
Historical preservation practices
Interdisciplinary studies in archaeology
gptkbp:involvedIn Cultural Heritage Preservation
gptkbp:knownFor Excavations_at_Nineveh
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer_of_Near_Eastern_archaeology
gptkbp:members House of Commons
gptkbp:nationality British
English
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Nineveh_and_Its_Remains
gptkbp:occupation Diplomat
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Mary_Layard
gptkb:John_Layard
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London
gptkbp:positionHeld Member_of_Parliament
Ambassador_to_Spain
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Charlotte_Layard