Layard
Sir Aus·ten Henry [aw-stuhn], /ˈɔ stən/, 1817–94, English archaeologist, writer, and diplomat.
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The discoveries made by Layard and Botta stimulated others to follow their example.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. MackenzieThe two volumes of Layard's Early Adventures proved a great success.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltNot one excels in interest the account of Nineveh and its Ruins, given by Mr. Layard.
Letters from the Alleghany Mountains | Charles LanmanThe work of Layard is the most prominent contribution to the study of Antiquity, that has appeared for many years.
Letters from the Alleghany Mountains | Charles LanmanLayard says this manner of crossing rivers is still practised in Mesopotamia.
The Evolution of Culture | Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers
British Dictionary definitions for Layard
/ (lɛəd) /
Sir Austen Henry. 1817–94, English archaeologist, noted for his excavations at Nimrud and Nineveh
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