Samuel Lysons

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Samuel Lysons was a prominent early 19th-century English antiquary and archaeologist known for his influential excavations and publications on Roman Britain.

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instanceOf English antiquary
Fellow of the Royal Society
antiquary
archaeologist
human
activeYearsEnd 1810s
activeYearsStart 1780s
birthDate 1763-05-17
burialPlace Roden, Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
contributedTo development of Romano-British archaeology
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
dateOfBurial 1819-07-03
deathDate 1819-06-29
describedAs prominent early 19th-century English antiquary and archaeologist
educatedAt Bath Grammar School NERFINISHED
The Queen's College, Oxford NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Roman Britain NERFINISHED
antiquarian studies
archaeology
genre antiquarian literature
hasRelative Daniel Lysons NERFINISHED
influenced later studies of Roman Britain
knownFor illustrated folio volumes on Roman mosaics and villas
systematic recording of Roman archaeological finds
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Society
Society of Antiquaries of London NERFINISHED
name Samuel Lysons NERFINISHED
nationality English
notableFor excavations of Roman sites in Britain
publications on Roman Britain
notableWork An Account of Roman Antiquities discovered at Woodchester NERFINISHED
An Account of the Remains of a Roman Villa discovered at Bignor in Sussex NERFINISHED
Reliquiae Britannico-Romanae NERFINISHED
occupation antiquary
archaeologist
barrister
placeOfBirth Roden, Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Cirencester, Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
positionHeld Keeper of the Records in the Tower of London NERFINISHED
Vice-President of the Society of Antiquaries of London
sibling Daniel Lysons NERFINISHED
workLocation Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London

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Bignor Roman Villa excavatedBy Samuel Lysons