Sir Henry Rawlinson

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeologist
gptkb:person
gptkb:British_Army_officer
orientalist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Ealing_School
gptkbp:birthDate 1810-04-11
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chadlington,_Oxfordshire,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Brookwood_Cemetery
gptkbp:child gptkb:Alfred_Rawlinson
gptkb:Henry_Rawlinson,_2nd_Baronet
gptkbp:deathDate 1895-03-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:field gptkb:Archaeology
Assyriology
Oriental studies
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Henry Rawlinson
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:George_Smith
Assyriology
gptkbp:knownFor decipherment of cuneiform
work on the Behistun Inscription
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Asiatic_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:scholar
politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Abram_Tyack_Rawlinson
gptkbp:parliamentaryService gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_for_Reigate
Member of Parliament for Frome
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Outline_of_the_History_of_Assyria
gptkb:The_Persian_Cuneiform_Inscription_at_Behistun
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Behistun_Inscription
decipherment of Old Persian cuneiform
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:British_East_India_Company_Army
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:George_Rawlinson
gptkbp:signature Henry Rawlinson signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Louisa_Caroline_Harcourt_Seymour
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baronet
Major-General
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Sambre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5