William Loftus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Loftus

British archaeologist

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1821

Place of Birth: Rye, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Nov-1858

Profession: geologist, archaeologist, anthropologist, explorer, assyriologist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

William Kennett Loftus (13 November 1820, Linton, Kent – 27 November 1858, at sea) was a British geologist, naturalist, explorer and archaeological excavator.
He discovered the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk in 1849.