Austin Henry Layard

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkb:archaeologists
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Archaeological_Institute_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland
gptkb:British_Archaeological_Association
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkb:Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
Fellow of the Royal Society
gptkbp:birth_date 1817-03-05
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:cultural_heritage
historical documentation
archaeological methodology
gptkbp:death_date 1894-07-05
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:field gptkb:archaeologists
art history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Austin Henry Layard
gptkbp:influence_on Middle Eastern studies
historical research
cultural studies
art history studies
19th-century archaeology
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:archaeologists
Assyriology
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Sir_Henry_Rawlinson
gptkbp:involved_in political career
gptkbp:known_for excavations at Nimrud
excavations at Nineveh
gptkbp:legacy pioneering work in archaeology
inspiration for future archaeologists
popularization of archaeology
advancement of Assyrian studies
influence on the study of ancient Mesopotamia
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Nineveh_and_Its_Remains
Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:London
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:British_Ambassador_to_Spain
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Layard
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Monuments_of_Nineveh
A Popular Account of Discoveries at Nineveh
The Early History of Assyria
The Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon
Nineveh and Its Remains: With an Account of a Visit to the Sites of Babylon and Nineveh
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nimrud
gptkb:Library_of_Ashurbanipal
gptkb:Kalhu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6