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Also known as DR. Howard Carter

British egyptologist (1874–1939)

OverviewAI-generated

Howard Carter (1874–1939) was a British anthropologist, archaeologist, egyptologist, and painter. Born in Brompton, London, he died of lymphoma in London and was buried at Putney Vale Cemetery. His primary fields of work included Egyptology, archaeology, and anthropology. Carter is noted for his involvement in the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun and Tutankhamun's grave.

He authored works such as *The Creeping Death*, *One Mile Down*, *Tomb of Iouiya and Touiyou*, *Into the Mummy's Tomb*, and *Tumba de Tutankhamon*. Carter spoke and wrote in English.

Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
51

Top works

  • The Creeping Death
  • One Mile Down
  • Tomb of Iouiya and Touiyou
  • Into the Mummy's Tomb
  • Tumba de Tutankhamon

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1874
Active to
1939
americansoundtrack

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
599
Total plays
5,563

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Quotes

  • Here before us was sufficient evidence to show that it really was an entrance to a tomb, and by the seals, to all outward appearances that it was intact.

via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA

~21 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939) was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who became known for discovering the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922, the best-preserved pharaonic tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Howard Carter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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