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.

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Layard 1

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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 and Commonwealth Office
surface form: Foreign Office of the United Kingdom
familyName Austen Henry Layard self-linksurface differs
surface form: Layard
fieldOfWork Assyriology
archaeology
diplomacy
fullName Austen Henry Layard self-link
givenName Austen
Henry
hasHonorificTitle Sir
The Right Honourable
knownFor excavations at Nimrud
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 Nineveh and Its Remains
surface form: Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon

Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia
Assyrian inscriptions
surface form: Inscriptions in the Cuneiform Character from Assyrian Monuments

Nineveh and Babylon
Nineveh and Its Remains
Nineveh and Its Remains
surface form: The Monuments of Nineveh

Nineveh and Its Remains
surface form: The Monuments of Nineveh, Second Series
occupation archaeologist
diplomat
politician
writer
placeOfBirth France
Paris
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
positionHeld British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
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 Istanbul
surface form: Constantinople

Mesopotamia
Ottoman Empire

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Nineveh excavatedBy Austen Henry Layard
Assyrian lion hunt reliefs excavatedBy Austen Henry Layard
Kuyunjik excavatedBy Austen Henry Layard
Southwest Palace of Sennacherib excavatedBy Austen Henry Layard
North Palace of Ashurbanipal excavatedBy Austen Henry Layard
Nimrud excavatedBy Austen Henry Layard
Austen Henry Layard fullName Austen Henry Layard self-link
Austen Henry Layard familyName Austen Henry Layard self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Layard
Kalhu excavatedBy Austen Henry Layard
Library of Ashurbanipal discoveredBy Austen Henry Layard
Lachish reliefs discoveredBy Austen Henry Layard