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Amelia Edwards (1831-1892) Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards was a novelist and traveller. Known as “The Godmother of Egyptology” she paved the way for influential British Egyptologists such as her protégés Flinders Petrie and Howard Carter (discoverer of Tutankhamun’s Tomb in 1922). She also had several close lesbian relationships.
Nov 11, 2023 · Amelia B. Edwards (1831–1892) was renowned for her profound mastery of Egyptology, possessing a knowledge some said surpassed that of her male counterparts. Her archaeological endeavours in Egypt merged with a vivid narrative approach, evident in seminal works such as A Thousand Miles up the Nile (1877) and her captivating lectures across ...
Amelia Edwards died at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, on the 15 April 1892, bequeathing her collection of Egyptian antiquities and her library to University College London, together with a sum of £2,500 to found an Edwards Chair of Egyptology. She was buried in St Mary's Church Henbury, Bristol, Wikipedia: Amelia B. Edwards
Feb 19, 2022 · Amelia Edwards was born on 7 June 1831 to middle-class parents Thomas and Alicia Edwards, respectively retired military and Irish landed gentry, at 1 Westmorland Place, City Road, London, a “quiet suburb of shabby brick and mortar” (Edwards, Somerville College Oxford (SCO), 439).
Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards, född 7 juni 1831, död 15 april 1892, var en brittisk författare. Hon var kusin till Mathilda Betham-Edwards . Bland Edwards romaner märks Barbara's History (tre band, 1864) och Debenham's Vow (1870). Efter ett besök i Egypten 1873 blev hon en hängiven vän till landet och publicerade A Thousand Miles up the ...
Apr 10, 2017 · ‘Amelia B. Edwards delighted and instructed an Academy full of people last night with her first lecture in this country. Her discourse on buried cities contradicted the impression, vague but frequent, that remote and mysterious things lose their interest when made near and clear .’ 35
largely impressionistic views.4 In contrast, history was central for Amelia Edwards, evidenced by her self-conscious lack of historical knowledge. She introduces her text by stating, 'the more one knows about the past history of the country, the more one enjoys the ruins'.5 After returning to England from her travels, Edwards spent
