About Charles Leonard Woolley
Sir Charles Leonard Woolley was a British archaeologist who excavated Ur (Mesopotamia).
Sourcenpg.orgRetrieval date06/22/2020 Source record No.NPG x85092MediumBlack and white photographOrientationPartial frontalImage dateJune 18, 1938CreatorBassano Ltd. [?]Source notes"Sitter: Sir (Charles) Leonard Woolley (1880-1960), Archaeologist and explorer. Sitter in 4 portraits."
Source record No."Sir Leonard Woolley."MediumBlack and white photographMaterialN/AOrientationPartial frontalImage dateBefore 1960CreatorUnknownSource notesWeidner, "Dem Gedächtnis der Toten," 265.
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| person Full name | Charles Leonard Woolley |
| cake Date of birth | April 17, 1880 |
| event_busy Date of death | February 20, 1960 |
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| Name | Woolley, Charles Leonard |
| Dates (life) | 17 April 1880 - 20 February 1960 |
| Specialization | Archaeology |
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| Name | Woolley, Charles Leonard |
| Dates (life) | 17 April 1880 - 20 February 1960 |
| Birthplace | England |
| Specialization | Archaeology |
| Major works | Carchemish - Part I, London 1914 Carchemish - Part II, London 1921 Al-‘Ubaid (UE 1), Oxford 1927 (with H.R. Hall) The Royal Cemetery (UE 2), London/Philadelphia 1934 The Development of Sumerian Art, London 1935 The Ziggurat and its Surroundings (UE 5), London/Philadelphia 1939 Carchemish - Part III, London 1952 (with R.D. Barnett) A Forgotten Kingdom, London 1953 Excavations at Ur, London 1954 Alalakh, an account of the Excavations at Tell Atchana in the Hatay, 1937-1949, Oxford 1955 The Early Periods (UE 4), London/Philadelphia 1956 The Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods (UE 9), London/Philadelphia 1962 |
| Remarks | Co-director of the British Museum Expedition to Carchemish, 1912-1914 Excavator of Ur, 1922-1933/34 Excavator of Tell Atchana, 1937-1939, 1946-1949 |
| Obituaries | AfO 19 (1959-1960) 265-266 (E. Weidner), with photo Expedition 20 (1977) 3-4 (M.E.L. Mallowan)Festschrift M.E.L. Mallowan - D.J. Wiseman (eds.), Ur in Retrospect: In Memory of Sir C. Leonard Woolley (Iraq 22), London 1960 |
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==Name==
Woolley, Charles Leonard
==Dates==
17 April 1880 - 20 February 1960
==Birthplace==
England
==Specialization==
Archaeology
==Major works==
Carchemish - Part I, London 1914 Carchemish - Part II, London 1921 Al-‘Ubaid (UE 1), Oxford 1927 (with H.R. Hall) The Royal Cemetery (UE 2), London/Philadelphia 1934 The Development of Sumerian Art, London 1935 The Ziggurat and its Surroundings (UE 5), London/Philadelphia 1939 Carchemish - Part III, London 1952 (with R.D. Barnett) A Forgotten Kingdom, London 1953 Excavations at Ur, London 1954 Alalakh, an account of the Excavations at Tell Atchana in the Hatay, 1937-1949, Oxford 1955 The Early Periods (UE 4), London/Philadelphia 1956 The Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods (UE 9), London/Philadelphia 1962
==Remarks==
Co-director of the British Museum Expedition to Carchemish, 1912-1914 Excavator of Ur, 1922-1933/34 Excavator of Tell Atchana, 1937-1939, 1946-1949
==Obituaries==
AfO 19 (1959-1960) 265-266 (E. Weidner), with photo Expedition 20 (1977) 3-4 (M.E.L. Mallowan)
Festschrift M.E.L. Mallowan - D.J. Wiseman (eds.), Ur in Retrospect: In Memory of Sir C. Leonard Woolley (Iraq 22), London 1960
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