E. A. Wallis Budge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

E. A. Wallis Budge

British academic

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1857

Place of Birth: Bodmin, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Nov-1934

Profession: egyptologist, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (27 July 1857 – 23 November 1934) was an English Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist who worked for the British Museum and published numerous works on the ancient Near East.
He made numerous trips to Egypt and the Sudan on behalf of the British Museum to buy antiquities, and helped it build its collection of cuneiform tablets, manuscripts, and papyri.
He published many books on Egyptology, helping to bring the findings to larger audiences.
In 1920, he was knighted for his service to Egyptology and the British Museum.