George Andrew Reisner: Quick Facts


Facts

Born November 5, 1867 • Indianapolis • Indiana
Died June 6, 1942 (aged 74) • Cairo • Egypt
Subjects Of Study ancient Egyptian religion • tomb

Photos


Mariette
Auguste Mariette
French archaeologist
Sir Flinders Petrie, detail of an oil painting by George Frederic Watts, 1900; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Sir Flinders Petrie
British archaeologist
Belzoni, oil painting by W. Brockedon; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
Italian archaeologist
Howard Carter wearing a suit, bow tie, and tall top hat, poses for a formal portrait.
Howard Carter
British archaeologist
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Carl Blegen
American archaeologist
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E. G. Squier
American archaeologist
Albright, W.F.
W.F. Albright
American biblical archaeologist
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William Corless Mills
American museum curator
Richard Leakey
Richard Leakey
Kenyan anthropologist, government official, and paleontologist
Louis S.B. Leakey
Louis Leakey
Kenyan archaeologist and anthropologist
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John Garstang
British archaeologist
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Sir Mortimer Wheeler
British archaeologist
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Hormuzd Rassam
Assyriologist
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Li Chi
Chinese archaeologist
Leonard Woolley
Sir Leonard Woolley
British archaeologist
Mary Leakey stands beside a large fiberglass cast of ancient hominid footprints, holding the edge and looking toward the camera.
Mary Douglas Leakey
Kenyan archaeologist
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Ferdinand Keller
Swiss archaeologist and prehistorian
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Dame Kathleen Kenyon
British archaeologist
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Sir Alexander Cunningham
British army officer and archaeologist
Greek postage stamp featuring Manolis Andronicos in a suit and glasses, with artifacts from the royal tomb of Macedonia in the foreground.
Manolis Andronicos
Greek archaeologist