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Harry Burton

English egyptologist and archaeological photographer (1879–1940)
Person human Q1586435

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
September 13, 1879
Date of death
June 27, 1940
Place of birth
Stamford
Place of death
Kingdom of Egypt
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
Egyptologist, anthropologist, photographer, archaeologist
Field of work
Egyptology, archaeology, archaeological find, photography, scientific photography[10][11][12][13][14]
Work location
Florence, Egypt[18][19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[22]
Family name
Burton[16]
Given name
Harry[17]
Has works in the collection
glass diapositives Egyptology, KU Leuven Libraries[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Harry Burton en Henry Burton ar هاري بيرتون (عالم مصريات) ja ハリー・バートン ro Harry burton ru Гарри Бертон
🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
0000000082064411
VIAF cluster ID
23323898
Library of Congress authority ID
n89664666
GND ID
133250792
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Harry Burton, photographer, in the Valley of the Kings 1923.png ↗
AbART person ID
164407
Academy of Athens authority ID
7855
Art UK artist ID
burton-harry-18791940
Artnet artist ID
harry-burton
AskArt person ID
11227251
British Museum person or institution ID
53161
CONOR.SR ID
18434151
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11376914
CiNii Research ID
1140563741547347584
DDB person (GND) ID
133250792
DigitaltMuseum ID
021037461049
EBAF authority ID
14675
Europeana entity
agent/base/161836
FAST ID
1493109
FotoCH photographer ID
48408
Freebase ID
/m/0bgs7j
IdRef ID
150044232
IxTheo authority ID
539317624
KulturNav-ID
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Libraries Australia ID
35665263
Luminous-Lint ID
Harry__Burton
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05784804
NL CR AUT ID
jcu20201087878
NLA Trove people ID
1032973
NUKAT ID
n2011165987
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001376139
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000501183
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007280941005171
National Library of Latvia ID
000197085
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071934006
Open Library ID
OL1808877A
Parsifal cluster ID
70364
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
19402
Prabook ID
2333788
RERO ID (legacy)
A003060541
RKDartists ID
364997
SHARE Catalogue author ID
209721
SNAC ARK ID
w6jx0hdp
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
13230
WikiTree person ID
Burton-5832
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqBr7yT9W7Dg4TbD4xFKd
Yale LUX ID
person/5ad57294-c15c-4c30-8410-659ddd824850

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 4
photography, archaeology, Egyptology, scientific photography
Occupation 4
photographer, archaeologist, Egyptologist, anthropologist
← Director of archaeological fieldwork 3
KV3, KV7, KV47
Work location 2
Egypt, Florence
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Burton
Given name 1
Harry
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Lincolnshire
Place of death 1
Kingdom of Egypt
Sex or gender 1
male
← Cast member 1
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
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Summary

Born in Stamford[1], he… he was born on September 13, 1879[2]. He passed away in Kingdom of Egypt[3]. He died on June 27, 1940[4]. He worked as an egyptologist[5], anthropologist[6], photographer[7], and archaeologist[8].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include Egyptology[10], an academic discipline[23]; archaeology[11], an academic discipline[24]; archaeological find[12], a concept[25]; photography[13], an artistic technique[26]; and scientific photography[14], a photography genre[27].

FAQs

Where was Harry Burton born?

Harry Burton's place of birth was Stamford[1].

Where did Harry Burton die?

Harry Burton died in Kingdom of Egypt[3].

What did Harry Burton do for work?

Harry Burton worked as egyptologist[5], anthropologist[6], photographer[7], and archaeologist[8].

Related Entities

archaeology Egypt Egyptology United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Stamford
    Sitelink count → 12
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pl', 'pt', 'ro', 'ur']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 11w ago · Uschoen · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FotoCH photographer ID → 48408
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ FotoCH photographer ID: 48408, fotoCH ID numbersꓹ based on GND match ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/9f034a87f86|details]])"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → Egyptologist, anthropologist, photographer +1
    Sex or gender → male
    Place of death → Kingdom of Egypt
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31725|batch #31725]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (19)"
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