Alan Gardiner

English egyptologist and philologist (1879–1963)
Person human Q441060
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Alan Gardiner

Summary

Alan Gardiner is a human[1]. His place of birth was Q2057625[2]. He was born on March 29, 1879[3]. He passed away in Oxford[4]. He died on December 19, 1963[5]. He worked as a linguist[6], archaeologist[7], anthropologist[8], egyptologist[9], and philologist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (173 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Alan Gardiner's place of birth was Q2057625[2].
  • Alan Gardiner passed away in Oxford[4].
  • Alan Gardiner was born on March 29, 1879[3].
  • Alan Gardiner died on December 19, 1963[5].
  • A child of Alan Gardiner was Margaret Gardiner[12].
  • A child of Alan Gardiner was Rolf Gardiner[13].
  • Alan Gardiner held citizenship in United Kingdom[14].
  • Alan Gardiner held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[15].
  • Alan Gardiner's professions included linguist[6].
  • Alan Gardiner worked as an archaeologist[7].
  • Alan Gardiner's professions included anthropologist[8].
  • Alan Gardiner worked as an egyptologist[9].
  • Alan Gardiner worked as a philologist[10].
  • Alan Gardiner's field of work was archaeology[16].
  • Alan Gardiner's field of work was Egyptology[17].
  • Alan Gardiner's field of work was linguistics[18].
  • Alan Gardiner's field of work was philology[19].
  • Alan Gardiner was educated at The Queen's College[20].
  • Alan Gardiner was educated at Charterhouse School[21].
  • Alan Gardiner's education included a stint at Temple Grove School[22].
  • Alan Gardiner was a member of Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[23].
  • Alan Gardiner was a member of German Academy of Sciences at Berlin[24].
  • Alan Gardiner was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[25].
  • Alan Gardiner was a member of Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[26].
  • Alan Gardiner was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Alan Gardiner's place of birth was Q2057625[2]. He was born on March 29, 1879[3].

Education

Educated at The Queen's College[20], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1341[30]; Charterhouse School[21], a boarding school[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1611[33], headquartered in Godalming[34]; and Temple Grove School[22], an independent school[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1810[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], archaeologist[7], anthropologist[8], egyptologist[9], and philologist[10]. Fields of work include archaeology[16], an academic discipline[38]; Egyptology[17], an academic discipline[39]; linguistics[18], an academic discipline[40]; and philology[19], an academic discipline[41].

Personal Life

Children include Margaret Gardiner[12], an artist[42], 1904–2005[43], of United Kingdom[44] and Rolf Gardiner[13], a farmer[45], 1902–1971[46], of United Kingdom[47].

Death and Burial

Alan Gardiner died on December 19, 1963[5]. He passed away in Oxford[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Alan Gardiner include Gardiner's sign list[48].

Why It Matters

Alan Gardiner ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (173 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Works attributed to him include Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs[51], a grammar book[52]. Entities named for him include Gardiner's sign list[48].

FAQs

Where was Alan Gardiner born?

Born in Q2057625[2], Alan Gardiner…

Where did Alan Gardiner die?

Alan Gardiner passed away in Oxford[4].

What did Alan Gardiner do for work?

Alan Gardiner worked as linguist[6], archaeologist[7], anthropologist[8], egyptologist[9], and philologist[10].

Where did Alan Gardiner go to school?

Alan Gardiner was educated at The Queen's College[20], Charterhouse School[21], and Temple Grove School[22].

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  1. [2] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Place of death Oxford
    Field of work archaeology, Egyptology, linguistics +1
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