Leonard Woolley
1880
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1960
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: New College, St John's School, Leatherhead
occupation: anthropologist, archaeologist, assyriologist
award received: Knight Bachelor, Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Sir Charles Leonard Woolley (17 April 1880 – 20 February 1960) was a British archaeologist best known for his excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia. He is recognized as one of the first "modern" archaeologists who excavated in a methodical way, keeping careful records, and using them to reconstruct ancient life and history. Woolley was knighted in 1935 for his contributions to the discipline of archaeology. He married the British archaeologist Katharine Woolley. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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