Properties (53)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
historian
archaeologist |
gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London |
gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:British_Museum
|
gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society_Gold_Medal
|
gptkbp:born |
1800
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gptkbp:children |
3
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gptkbp:contribution |
ancient history
|
gptkbp:died |
1895
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gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
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gptkbp:field |
Assyriology
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Henry Seymour Rawlinson
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gptkbp:influence |
linguistics
historical linguistics epigraphy modern archaeology Middle_Eastern_studies ancient_Near_Eastern_studies |
gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Rawlinson
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gptkbp:involvedIn |
archaeological expeditions
excavation of Ur excavation_of_Assur excavation_of_Babylon excavation_of_Ecbatana excavation_of_Khorsabad excavation_of_Nimrud excavation_of_Nineveh excavation_of_Pasargadae excavation_of_Persepolis excavation_of_Susa excavation_of_Tell_Brak excavation_of_Tell_al-Hawa excavation_of_Tell_al-Muqayyar excavation_of_Tell_al-‘Ubaid excavation_of_Tello translation_of_the_Behistun_Inscription |
gptkbp:knownFor |
deciphering cuneiform script
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gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Persian Akkadian English Sumerian |
gptkbp:nationality |
British
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Hugo_Winckler
gptkb:A._H._Sayce gptkb:James_Henry_Breasted gptkb:George_Smith gptkb:Edward_Hincks |
gptkbp:notableWorks |
The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World
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gptkbp:occupation |
civil servant
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gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:London
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gptkbp:spouse |
Mary_Rawlinson
|