Gardiner, Alan

Alan Gardiner came from a wealthy family which allowed him to devote his life to the study of antiquities and languages. He lived in many countries including England, Germany, and Egypt. Gardiner is best known for his book "Egyptian Grammar" a concise dictionary of Egyptian words and grammar rules which is still used today.

1879-03-29

Eltham, England

1963-12-19

Scholar, Egyptologist, Author

"Egyptian grammar; being an introduction to the study of hieroglyphs." Alan H. Gardiner, London: Published on behalf of the Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, by Oxford University Press.

"Who was who in Egyptology," Warren Dawson and Eric Uphill, accessed April 23rd 2015

Henry Balfour Gardiner, brother, composer.
Henry John Gardiner, father, businessman.
Clara Honey, mother.
Hedwig Rosen, wife.

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English Egyptologist and author of 'Egyptian Grammar'.