Henry Rawlinson

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Ealing_School
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Founder's_Medal_of_the_Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1810-04-11
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chadlington,_Oxfordshire,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Brookwood_Cemetery
gptkbp:child gptkb:Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkbp:deathDate 1895-03-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sir_Henry_Creswicke_Rawlinson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Rawlinson
gptkbp:influenced Assyriology
Near Eastern archaeology
gptkbp:knownFor decipherment of cuneiform script
work on the Behistun Inscription
gptkbp:language gptkb:Persian
English
Akkadian
Assyrian
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Asiatic_Society
gptkbp:militaryRank Major-General
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Outline_of_the_History_of_Assyria
gptkb:The_Persian_Cuneiform_Inscription_at_Behistun
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:archaeologist
gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:military_officer
orientalist
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Reigate
gptkb:Frome
gptkbp:portrait Sir Henry Rawlinson by Stephen Pearce.jpg
gptkbp:servedAs gptkb:Member_of_Parliament
British Resident in Baghdad
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:signature Henry Rawlinson signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Louisa_Caroline_Harcourt_Seymour
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baronet
Sir
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Game
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hindenburg_Line
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Selle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5