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Authorised form of nameWilkinson; Sir; John Gardner (1797 - 1875)
Dates1797 - 1875
NationalityBritish
Place of birthHardendale, Westmoreland, England
Date of birth05 October 1797
Place of deathLlandovery, Dyfed
Date of death29 October 1875
ActivityEducation:
Harrow School (1814 for 7 terms); Exeter College, Oxford
Career:
Travelled to Italy, due to poor health, where he met Sir William Gell (FRS 1807) who interested him in Egyptology (1820); travelled in Egypt (1821-1833)
Honours:
Kt 1839
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election18/12/1834
RelationshipsSon of Rev John Wilkinson and Mary Anne Gardner
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
CodeNA2461
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1834/47Wilkinson, Sir John Gardner: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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