Austen Henry Layard
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 131 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 5,1817 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Paris |
| France | |
| Date of died | July 5,1894 |
| Died | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Parents | Lady Charlotte Guest |
| Henry Peter John Layard | |
| Marianne Austen | |
| Place of burial | England, United Kingdom |
| Awards | Founder's Gold Medal |
| Royal Gold Medal | |
| Current partner | Mary Enid Evelyn Guest |
| Books | Nineveh and Its Remains |
| Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon: With Travels in Armenia, Kurdistan and the Desert: Being the Result of a Second Expedition Undertaken for the Trustees of the British Museum | |
| The Monuments of Nineveh: From Drawings Made on the Spot : [first Series] | |
| A Popular Account of Discoveries at Nineveh | |
| Nationality | British |
| Great grandparent | Ruth Carver |
| Daniel Peter Layard | |
| Joseph Ward | |
| Grandparents | Charles Layard |
| Nathaniel Austen | |
| Elizabeth Ward | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 773689 |
Austen Henry Layard Life story
Sir Austen Henry Layard GCB PC was an English Assyriologist, traveller, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, politician and diplomat. He was born to a mostly English family in Paris and largely raised in Italy.