Alan Gardiner
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English egyptologist and philologist (1879–1963)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1879-03-29 ) 29 March 1879, Eltham , England
- Died
- 19 December 1963 (1963-12-19) (aged 84), Iffley , near Oxford, England
- Resting place
- Iffley churchyard
- Education
- Charterhouse School , Queen's College, Oxford
- Occupations
- Egyptologist and philologist
- Known for
- Advancing knowledge of ancient languages, aided Tutankhamun's tomb excavation
- Children
- 3, including Rolf Gardiner and Margaret Gardiner
- Relatives
- H. Balfour Gardiner (brother), Martin Bernal (grandson), John Eliot Gardiner (grandson)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alan
- Family name
- Gardiner
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Eltham
- Place of death
- Oxford
- Sibling
- H. Balfour Gardiner
- Occupation
- philologist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- philology
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- name in native language
- Alan Gardiner
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Alan Gardiner
- date of birth
- 1879-03-29
- date of death
- 1963-12-19
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- relative
- Martin Bernal
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner, FBA (29 March 1879 – 19 December 1963) was an English Egyptologist, linguist, philologist, and independent scholar. He is regarded as one of the premier Egyptologists of the early and mid-20th century.
Personal life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alan Gardiner” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.