Harry Burton

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Gender	Male
Death	84 years ago
Date of birth	September 13,1879
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Born	Stamford
	United Kingdom
Date of died	June 27,1940
Died	Asyut
	Egypt
Job	Photographer
	Archaeologist
Books	Tutankhamun's Tomb: The Thrill of Discovery
	The tomb of Pharaoh Seti I
	Investment and Unit Trusts in Britain and America
Movies/Shows	Working with Pinter
	Happy Christmas
	Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Education	University of Melbourne
Known for	Tutankhamun's tomb
Spous	Minnie Catherine née Duckett
Date of Reg.	2019-03-04 21:50:26
Date of Upd.	2023-07-19 17:43:41
ID	502347

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Harry Burton Life story

Harry Burton was an English archaeological photographer, best known for his photographs of excavations in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Today, he is sometimes referred to as an Egyptologist, since he worked for the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for around 25 years, from 1915 until his death.

Archive sheds new light on Tutankhamun discovery, 100 years on

May 11,2022 3:45 am

... Dramatically lit images captured by the photographer Harry Burton, along with letters, plans, drawings and diaries from Carter s archive shed new light on the story of the 10-year excavation of the tomb, which was the first known intact royal burial from ancient Egypt...