Charles Warren, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Warren

British army officer and archaeologist

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1840

Place of Birth: Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1927

Profession: engineer, military officer, police officer, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

General Sir Charles Warren, (7 February 1840 – 21 January 1927) was an officer in the British Royal Engineers.
He was one of the earliest European archaeologists of the Biblical Holy Land, and particularly of the Temple Mount.
Much of his military service was spent in British South Africa.
Previously he was police chief, the head of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1886 to 1888 during the Jack the Ripper murders.
His command in combat during the Second Boer War was criticised, but he achieved considerable success during his long life in his military and civil posts.