Identity area
Reference code
Griffith MSS 20.29
Title
Notes by Warren Dawson on the life of Nestor l'Hôte (1804-1842)
Date(s)
- n.d. (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
One glassine envelope containing Griffith MSS 20.26-29
Context area
Name of creator
(1888-1968)
Biographical history
British broker at Lloyds and historian. Born, Ealing 1888. Died, Bletchley 1968. Educated at St. Paul's School. Many honours including OBE, FRSE, FRSL, FSA, Hon. Fellow, Imperial College of Science, and Hon. Fellow of the Egypt Exploration Society. Learned hieroglyphs in order to further his studies into early medicine. Published widely in many fields including Egyptology.