George Andrew Reisner
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George Andrew Reisner was an influential American archaeologist and Egyptologist renowned for his systematic excavations and major discoveries in ancient Egyptian royal cemeteries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Andrew Reisner canonical | 10 |
| George A. Reisner | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptologist
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archaeologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | honorary degrees from multiple universities ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1867-11-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1942-06-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
University of Göttingen ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard University
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Reisner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Egyptology
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Nubian archaeology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ |
| givenName |
Andrew
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George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartInCollection | Egyptian collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ⓘ |
| influenced | modern archaeological field methods in Egyptology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
major discoveries in royal cemeteries of Egypt and Nubia
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research on the Kingdom of Kush ⓘ systematic excavation techniques in Egyptology ⓘ work on the royal tombs at Giza ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | George Andrew Reisner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDiscovery |
royal pyramids at Nuri
NERFINISHED
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royal tombs in the Giza Necropolis ⓘ tombs of Nubian kings at Kerma ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of the Reisner excavation method
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excavations at Deir el-Bersha NERFINISHED ⓘ excavations at Jebel Barkal ⓘ excavations at Kerma ⓘ excavations at Meroë ⓘ excavations at Nuri ⓘ multi-volume Giza Necropolis publications ⓘ systematic excavations at Giza ⓘ |
| occupation |
Egyptologist
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archaeologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Giza, Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
curator of Egyptian collections at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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professor of Egyptology at Harvard University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Putnam Bronson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
NERFINISHED
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Giza, Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
George A. Reisner
subject surface form:
Pyramids of Nuri