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Anthony Charles Harris

British antiquarian · Academics · Lived 1790 to 1869 · aged 79

Anthony Charles Harris (1790-1869) was a collector of ancient Egyptian papyri. As antiquary, merchant, and official supplier of the army he was based in Alexandria, Egypt for the last four decades of his life. He made many journeys on the Nile to Upper Egypt where he acquired papyri and artefacts.

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An amateur, he had a good understanding of hieroglyphs, as was acknowledged by Heinrich Karl Brugsch.

Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1790 to 1869 · aged 79