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Howard Carter

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Howard Carter 1874-1939, English Egyptologist. He served (1891-99) with the Egyptian Exploration Fund and later helped to reorganize the antiquities administration for the Egyptian government. Carter's successful excavations (1906-22) with Lord Carnarvon in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, include the tombs of Amenophis I, Hatshepsut, and Thutmose IV. His greatest achievement was the discovery in 1922 of the tomb of Tutankhamen. With A. C. Mace he wrote The Tomb of Tut.ankh.amen (3 vol., 1923-33; repr. 1963). Bibliography: See C. W. Ceram, Gods, Graves and Scholars (2d ed. 1967);... Read more
Howard Carter
Howard Carter Howard Carter (1874-1939), the renowned archaeologist who discovered the tomb...personal misery, but then he might never have discovered the tomb. Howard Carter was born in London, England, on May 9, 1874, to a lower middle class... Read more
Woodson, Carter Godwin 1875-1950
WOODSON, CARTER GODWIN 1875-1950 Pioneer in black history Son of a Former Slave Carter Godwin Woodson, the son of a former slave, rose from humble...1919 to 1920, he was dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Howard University. Framework for the Study of Black History In 1915...he edited the six-volume ... Read more

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