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ARCHAEOLOGIST

Leonard Woolley

1880 - 1960

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Sir Charles Leonard Woolley (17 April 1880 – 20 February 1960) was a British archaeologist best known for his excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia. He is recognized as one of the first "modern" archaeologists who excavated in a methodical way, keeping careful records, and using them to reconstruct ancient life and history. Woolley was knighted in 1935 for his contributions to the discipline of archaeology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leonard Woolley has received more than 325,815 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Leonard Woolley is the 28th most popular archaeologist, the 1,246th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,455th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Leonard Woolley ranks 28 out of 104Before him are Austen Henry Layard, Khaemweset, Leo Frobenius, Bogdan Filov, Alcide d'Orbigny, and Paul Pelliot. After him are Othniel Charles Marsh, Robert Ballard, Neferkare Tereru, Ami Boué, Wilhelm Dörpfeld, and George Gaylord Simpson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Leonard Woolley ranks 54Before him are Elizabeth of the Trinity, Martiros Saryan, Mikhail Tomsky, Vasily Degtyaryov, Margherita Sarfatti, and Charles Huntziger. After him are Marie-Louise Meilleur, Adrian Carton de Wiart, Otto Meissner, John Boyd Orr, Mitsumasa Yonai, and Grock. Among people deceased in 1960, Leonard Woolley ranks 47Before him are A. L. Kroeber, Jussi Björling, Otoya Yamaguchi, Jacques Becker, Frank Lloyd, and Inejiro Asanuma. After him are Yan Xishan, Paul Abraham, Antonie Pannekoek, Vicki Baum, Pierre Reverdy, and José Antonio Aguirre.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Leonard Woolley ranks 1,246 out of 7,765Before him are John Nettles (1943), Catherine Eddowes (1842), Martin Frobisher (1535), Andy Whitfield (1971), Vera Lynn (1917), and Scott Adkins (1976). After him are Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721), Matthew Festing (1949), Henry Thomas Buckle (1821), Jethro Tull (1674), Horace Walpole (1717), and John Entwistle (1944).

Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among archaeologists born in United Kingdom, Leonard Woolley ranks 5Before him are Howard Carter (1874), Arthur Evans (1851), George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866), and Flinders Petrie (1853). After him are John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834), Max Mallowan (1904), George Smith (1840), Alan Gardiner (1879), Colin Renfrew (1937), Robert Broom (1866), and Kathleen Kenyon (1906).