Sir Austen Henry Layard GCB PC (/lɛərd/; 5 March 1817 – 5 July 1894) was an English traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, politician and diplomat. He is best known as the excavator of Nimrud and of Nineveh, where he uncovered a large proportion of the Assyrian palace reliefs known, and in 1851 the library of Ashurbanipal.

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Additional Articles associated with this person’s firsts:

• Archeology Book Published, Nineveh and Its Remains
• Archeological Discoveries in Mesopotamia
• Epic of Gilgamesh

Name(s):
      Austen Henry Layard
Birth:
      March 5, 1817, Paris, France
Death:
      July 5, 1894, London, United Kingdom
Place of burial:
      England, United Kingdom

Additional Information:

• Austen Henry Layard – Wikipedia
  Sir Austen Henry Layard GCB PC was an English traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, politician and diplomat. He is best …
• Sir Austen Henry Layard | British archaeologist | Britannica.com
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• Austen Henry Layard – New World Encyclopedia
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• Gilgamesh, Nineveh, and Sir Austen Henry Layard
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• Austen Henry Layard and the early exploration of Nimrud …
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• Austen Henry Layard – Wikiquote
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• The men who uncovered Assyria – BBC News
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• Layard at Nimrud – World Archaeology
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