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Austen Henry Layard

1817–1894 · 19th century

Austen Henry Layard was a British archaeologist and diplomat who excavated the Assyrian capitals of Nimrud and Nineveh between 1845 and 1851, sending colossal winged bulls and palace reliefs to the British Museum. His book Nineveh and Its Remains (1849) was a best-seller. He later served as a member of parliament and as ambassador in Madrid and Constantinople.

Austen Henry Layard
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Austen Henry Layard. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/austen-henry-layard
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