Author:William Richard Hamilton

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William Richard Hamilton
(1777–1859)

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British antiquarian, traveller and diplomat, who secured the Rosetta stone. Founder of the Royal Geographical Society and author of works on Egypt.

Works

Charles von Hügel, Presentation Address (extracted from Journal Royal Geographical Society of London. 19)
Remarks on several parts of Turkey, Part 1: Aegyptica or some account of the ancient and modern state of Egypt obtained in the years 1801-02, (1809)

Works about the author

Hamilton, William Richard (DNB 00)

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