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Laurence Waddell

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British explorer (1854-1938)

United KingdomHistorical FiguresLived 1854 to 1938 · aged 84
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S. S was a Scottish explorer, Professor of Tibetan, Professor of Chemistry and Pathology, Indian Army surgeon, collector in Tibet, and amateur archaeologist. Waddell also studied Sumerian and Sanskrit; he made various translations of seals and other inscriptions.

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Laurence Austine Waddell.Laurence Austine Waddell.British Army officers in Tibet during 1904, Laurence Waddell (center)British Army officers in Tibet during 1904, Laurence Waddell (center)A Chinese Horse-Dragon, Reproduced in Waddell's, "The Buddhism of Tibet: Or Lamaism, with Its Mystic Cults, Symbolism and Mythology ...", 1895. Unknown Chinese artist.A Chinese Horse-Dragon, Reproduced in Waddell's, "The Buddhism of Tibet: Or Lamaism, with Its Mystic Cults, Symbolism and Mythology ...", 1895. Unknown Chinese artist.A Tibetan Lung-Horse, Reproduced in Waddell's, "The Buddhism of Tibet: Or Lamaism, with Its Mystic Cults, Symbolism and Mythology ...", 1895. Unknown Tibetan artist.A Tibetan Lung-Horse, Reproduced in Waddell's, "The Buddhism of Tibet: Or Lamaism, with Its Mystic Cults, Symbolism and Mythology ...", 1895. Unknown Tibetan artist.A photo of Paljor Dorje Shatra, Reproduced in Waddell's "Lhasa and Its Mysteries-With a Record of the British Tibetan Expedition of 1903-1904", 1905.A photo of Paljor Dorje Shatra, Reproduced in Waddell's "Lhasa and Its Mysteries-With a Record of the British Tibetan Expedition of 1903-1904", 1905.Map of 1895 excavations by Laurence Waddell at Pataliputra.Map of 1895 excavations by Laurence Waddell at Pataliputra.Book cover "Lhasa and its Mysteries" third edition in 1906Book cover "Lhasa and its Mysteries" third edition in 1906

Awards 3

Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London

Connected to Laurence 6

Michael AxworthyAlso won Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and IrelandDietrich BrandisAlso won Companion of the Order of the Indian EmpireHirubhai M. PatelAlso won Companion of the Order of the Indian EmpireAashish KhanAlso won Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and IrelandWilliam SweetAlso won Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and IrelandEdward NoelAlso won Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire

About this person

Lieutenant Colonel Laurence Austine Waddell, CB, CIE, F.L.S., L.L.D, M.Ch., I.M.S. RAI, F.R.A.S was a Scottish explorer, Professor of Tibetan, Professor of Chemistry and Pathology, Indian Army surgeon, collector in Tibet, and amateur archaeologist. Waddell also studied Sumerian and Sanskrit; he made various translations of seals and other inscriptions. His reputation as an Assyriologist gained little to no academic recognition and his books on the history of civilization have caused controversy. Some of his book publications however were popular with the public, and he is regarded by some today to have been a real-life precursor of the fictional character Indiana Jones.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1854 to 1938 · aged 84
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