Miscellaneous Arabic manuscripts in the Bodleian Library 9th?-20th century

Chester Greville John 1831-1892

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Sayce, A.H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933

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English philologist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Alexandria, Egypt, to [Frank] Cowper, 1925 Nov. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270965746 Archibald Henry Sayce was born in Shirehampton, England, on September 25, 1845. Despite poor health as a child, Sayce was reading Greek classics by the age of ten. In 1858, he began studying Hebrew. Sayce entered Oxford in 1865 where his education was hampered by poor eyesight and failing health. He e...

Petrie, W.M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders), 1853-1942

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English author and Egyptologist. From the description of W.M. Flinders Petrie Letters, 1883-1884. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 33347177 W.M. Flinders Petrie was born in Kent, educated at home by his well-educated parents, and showed an interest in antiquities. He began his career with studies of English sites, notably Stonehenge, 1880, then went to Egypt where he became the major figure in exploration of the pyramids. He was Professor of Egyptology at the University...