Austen Henry Layard Politician

The Rt Hon Sir Austen Henry Layard GCB (/ˈɔːstɪn ˈhɛnriː ˈlɛərd/; 5 March 1817 – 5 July 1894) was an English traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, author, politician and diplomat, best known as the excavator of Nimrud and of Niniveh, where he uncovered in 1851 the library of Ashurbanipal.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 05, 1817
Birth place	Paris , Bourbon Restoration , France
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Date of death	July 05, 1894
Place of death	England , London

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Office holder

monarch	Queen Victoria
party	Liberal Party (UK)
prime minister	William Ewart Gladstone Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston John Russell 1st Earl Russell
successor	Edward Stanley 15th Earl of Derby Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava Acton Smee Ayrton Edward Egerton