Basil Brown
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Basil Brown is a self-taught English archaeologist and astronomer best known for excavating the Sutton Hoo ship burial in 1939.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basil Brown canonical | 6 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amateur archaeologist
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archaeologist ⓘ astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ self-taught scholar ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Mary’s Churchyard, Rickinghall, Suffolk ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Charles Phillips
ⓘ
Edith Pretty ⓘ Ipswich Museum staff ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1888-01-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1977-03-12 ⓘ |
| describedAs | self-taught English archaeologist and astronomer ⓘ |
| educatedAt | self-taught ⓘ |
| employer | Ipswich Museum ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Brown ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archaeology
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astronomy ⓘ local history ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Basil ⓘ |
| hasNotableAchievement | uncovering one of the most important early medieval archaeological finds in Europe at Sutton Hoo ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation |
Rickinghall
ⓘ
surface form:
Rickinghall, Suffolk
|
| knownFor |
discovering the Sutton Hoo ship burial
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leading the 1939 excavation at Sutton Hoo ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Basil Brown self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | excavation of the Sutton Hoo ship burial ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
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astronomer ⓘ excavator ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1939 Sutton Hoo excavation ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Suffolk
ⓘ
Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England ⓘ
surface form:
Sutton Hoo
|
| placeOfBirth | Bucklesham, Suffolk, England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ipswich, Suffolk, England ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ralph Fiennes ⓘ |
| residence |
Rickinghall
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surface form:
Rickinghall, Suffolk
|
| spouse | Dorothy May Oldfield ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Dig
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surface form:
The Dig (2021 film)
The Dig ⓘ
surface form:
The Dig (novel)
|
| workedOn |
Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
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surface form:
Sutton Hoo archaeological site
|
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