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| Budge, Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis. Matric. Non-Coll. Michs. 1878. Adm. pens. at CHRIST'S, Apr. 23, 1879. S. of Richard. B. July 27, 1857, at Bodmin, Cornwall. Exhibitioner, 1879; Scholar, 1881; B.A. 1882; Tyrwhitt Hebrew Scholar, 1882; M.A. 1885; Litt.D. 1891; D.Lit. (Oxford) and Durham. The eminent Assyriologist and Egyptologist. Assistant to the Egyptian and Assyrian Department of the British Museum; Keeper of this Department, 1893-1924. Distinguished for his remarkable diversity of linguistic knowledge (Assyrian, Hebrew, Syriac, Ethiopic, Egyptian and Coptic, besides spoken Arabic). Conducted excavations at Aswân in Egypt, at Gebel, on the Island of Meroe, at Semna, and other sites in the Soudan, and at Nineveh and Dêr in Mesopotamia. Published the cuniform records of Esarhaddon, 1881. Edited The Book of the Dead, 1901. The Mummy was one of the best known of his Egyptian works. F.S.A. Knighted, 1920. A scholar of original personality and a genial raconteur, who was 'known to have kept a company at dinner spell-bound till dawn with tales of his experiences.' His publications include Memoir to Dr Birch; A History of Egypt from the end of the dynastic period to the death of Cleopatra VII (8 vols.); The Egyptian Soudan, its History and Monuments; The Book of the Kings of Egypt; Liturgy of Funeral Offerings; Rise and Progress of Assyriology; also a great number of Syriac, Coptic, Egyptian and other texts, grammars, transcriptions, treatises, guides, etc. Left property to the Master and Fellows of Christ's for founding and endowing a 'Lady Wallis Budge' Scholarship, Fellowship or Lectureship in Egyptology. Resided latterly at 48, Bloomsbury Street, W.C. Died Nov. 23, 1934, aged 77. (Peile, II. 667; The Times, Nov. 24, 1934.) | Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis BUDGE Approx. lifespan: 1857–1934 Matric Non-Coll. 1878:10MT: Adm pens. Christ's College 1879:04:23 s. of Richard BUDGE b. Bodmin, Cornwall , 1857:07:27 Exhibitioner 1879 Scholar 1881 BA 1882 Tyrwhitt Hebrew Scholar 1882 MA 1885 Litt.D. 1891 D.Lit. (Oxford) and Durham. The eminent Assyriologist and Egyptologist. Assistant to Egyptian and Assyrian Department of British Museum [London], Keeper of: : this Department 1893-1924 Distinguished for his remarkable diversity of linguistic knowledge (Assyrian, Hebrew, Syriac, Ethiopic, Egyptian and Coptic, besides spoken Arabic) Conducted excavations at Aswân in Egypt , , at Gebel, on the Island of Meroe, at Semna, and other sites in the Sudan , , and at Nineveh and Dêr in Mesopotamia , Published the cuniform records of Esarhaddon 1881 Edited The Book of the Dead 1901 The Mummy was one of the best known of his Egyptian works. FSA Knighted 1920 A scholar of original personality and a genial raconteur, who was 'known to have kept a company at dinner spell-bound till dawn with tales of his experiences.' His publications include Memoir to Dr Birch; A History of Egypt from the end of the dynastic period to the death of Cleopatra VII (8 vols.); The Egyptian Soudan, its History and Monuments; The Book of the Kings of Egypt; Liturgy of Funeral Offerings; Rise and Progress of Assyriology ; also a great number of Syriac, Coptic, Egyptian and other texts, grammars, transcriptions, treatises, guides, etc. Left property to the Master: and Fellows of Christ's College for founding and endowing a 'Lady Wallis Budge' Scholarship, Fellowship or Lectureship in Egyptology. latterly At 48 Bloomsbury Street, [London], , W.C. d. aged 77 1934:11:23 ( Peile, II. 667; The Times 1934:11:24) [add:]Photograph: CAS: H21[:add] [add:]See WWW and Dunbartonshire .[:add] [add:](J.D. Pickles)[:add] |