Austen Henry Layard
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Austen Henry Layard was a 19th-century British archaeologist and diplomat best known for his pioneering excavations in ancient Mesopotamia and the rediscovery of Assyrian cities and artifacts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Austen Henry Layard canonical | 10 |
| Layard | 1 |
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Target entity: Austen Henry Layard Context triple: [Nineveh, excavatedBy, Austen Henry Layard]
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A.
Henry Rawlinson
Henry Rawlinson was a senior British Army general of the First World War, best known for leading Fourth Army in major Western Front offensives.
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B.
Hormuzd Rassam
Hormuzd Rassam was a 19th-century Assyrian-British archaeologist and diplomat known for his significant excavations in Mesopotamia, including major cuneiform discoveries.
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C.
John Gardner Wilkinson
John Gardner Wilkinson was a pioneering 19th-century English Egyptologist whose detailed studies and publications helped lay the foundations of modern Egyptology.
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D.
Flinders Petrie
Flinders Petrie was a pioneering British Egyptologist and archaeologist renowned for developing systematic excavation methods and establishing sequences of Egyptian pottery for dating ancient sites.
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E.
James Quibell
James Quibell was a British Egyptologist and archaeologist known for his significant excavations and discoveries in ancient Egyptian sites during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Austen Henry Layard Target entity description: Austen Henry Layard was a 19th-century British archaeologist and diplomat best known for his pioneering excavations in ancient Mesopotamia and the rediscovery of Assyrian cities and artifacts.
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A.
Henry Rawlinson
Henry Rawlinson was a senior British Army general of the First World War, best known for leading Fourth Army in major Western Front offensives.
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B.
Hormuzd Rassam
Hormuzd Rassam was a 19th-century Assyrian-British archaeologist and diplomat known for his significant excavations in Mesopotamia, including major cuneiform discoveries.
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C.
John Gardner Wilkinson
John Gardner Wilkinson was a pioneering 19th-century English Egyptologist whose detailed studies and publications helped lay the foundations of modern Egyptology.
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D.
Flinders Petrie
Flinders Petrie was a pioneering British Egyptologist and archaeologist renowned for developing systematic excavation methods and establishing sequences of Egyptian pottery for dating ancient sites.
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E.
James Quibell
James Quibell was a British Egyptologist and archaeologist known for his significant excavations and discoveries in ancient Egyptian sites during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeologist
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Canford, Dorset ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1817-03-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1894-07-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of London ⓘ |
| employer |
British Museum
ⓘ
Foreign Office of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
|
| familyName |
Layard
ⓘ
linked to:
Austen Henry Layard
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| fieldOfWork |
Assyriology
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ |
| fullName | Austen Henry Layard ⓘ |
| givenName |
Austen
ⓘ
Henry ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle |
Sir
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The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
excavations at Nimrud
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excavations at Nineveh ⓘ rediscovery of Assyrian palaces ⓘ rediscovery of Assyrian reliefs ⓘ rediscovery of winged human-headed bulls (lamassu) ⓘ |
| languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering excavations in ancient Mesopotamia
ⓘ
rediscovery of Assyrian cities and artifacts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon
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linked to:
Nineveh and Its Remains
Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia ⓘ Inscriptions in the Cuneiform Character from Assyrian Monuments ⓘ
linked to:
Assyrian inscriptions
Nineveh and Babylon ⓘ Nineveh and Its Remains ⓘ The Monuments of Nineveh ⓘ
linked to:
Nineveh and Its Remains
The Monuments of Nineveh, Second Series ⓘ
linked to:
Nineveh and Its Remains
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| occupation |
archaeologist
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ politician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
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First Commissioner of Works ⓘ Member of Parliament for Aylesbury ⓘ Member of Parliament for Southwark ⓘ Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Enid Guest ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Constantinople
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linked to:
Istanbul
Mesopotamia ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
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