Layard

American  

[laird, ley-erd] / lɛərd, ˈleɪ ərd /

noun

1. Sir Austen Henry 1817–94, English archaeologist, writer, and diplomat.

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Layard British  

/ lɛəd /

noun

1. Sir Austen Henry. 1817–94, English archaeologist, noted for his excavations at Nimrud and Nineveh

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Example Sentences

In 2007, the economist Richard Layard was made the UK’s happiness tsar.

From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2020

But the recovery numbers have given Dr. Clark and Dr. Layard enough ammunition to argue for, and receive, funding from three governments in a row.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2017

By 2012, more than a million people had received free therapy as a result of the initiative Layard helped push through, working with the Oxford psychologist David Clark.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2016

On the first day of the dig, Layard found the outlines of a royal palace.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2015

Huge mounds, like those which Layard laid open at Nineveh, cover the mighty wreck of former cities.

From From Egypt to Japan by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)