Hello Norma, If you are interested in the work of Flinders Petrie, try www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk A' th' noo, Derek -----Original Message----- From: Norma Thain <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 28 May 2001 14:34 Subject: [Petrie-Scotland] Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie |Hi Gang | |Further to my reply to Jim Petrie regarding Sir William Matthew Flinders |Petrie. | |Here is the little information held to date on him and his family, if anyone |has further details or can do further research on this line it would be most |appreciated... | |William Matthew Flinders Petrie |born 03 June 1853 at Charlton, Kent, England |married HILDA URLIN in 1896 |died 1942 | |First visited Egypt in 1879 and is renowned as one of the greatest |archaeological and Egyptological pioneers. Was a Professor at University |College London, was Knighted (date unknown) and trained some of the most |famous Egyptologists including Howard Carter who later discovered |Tutankhamun's tomb. | |His Parents: |William Petrie |born 1821 |married Ann Flinders c1852 in Charlton, Kent England |died 1908 |He was a scientist (invented the prototype of the modern lightbulb) and |also a lay preacher and religious fundamentalist | |Ann Flinders |born 1809 |died 1892 |She published a series of Poems in 1844 (Nabooth the Jezreelite and other |poems) | |Most details sourced from booklet "Digging for Dreams" from Matthew Flinders |Petrie Exhibition. | |Cheerio |Norma | | | |==== PETRIE-SCOTLAND Mailing List ==== |The Petrie of Scotland database, currently stands at just over 14,000 |scots born Petrie's....look ups & searches available, all information freely given and gratefully received [email protected] | |