Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney

British egyptologist and ornithologist

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1857

Place of Birth: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Dec-1919

Profession: ornithologist, egyptologist, archaeologist

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Mary Rothes Margaret Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney, (née Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst; 25 April 1857 – 21 December 1919) was a British hereditary peer, charity worker, amateur archaeologist and ornithologist.
Thirty-two of the Tombs of the Nobles at Aswan were uncovered in her excavations and for many years were known as the "Cecil Tombs".
She was one of the few English women to have held a peerage in her own right.
The black crowned crane, balearica pavonia ceciliae was named in her honour.