Harry Burton (Egyptologist)
Harry Burton | |
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Burton outside an Egyptian tomb, 1923 | |
| Born | 13 September 1879 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 27 June 1940 (aged 60) Asyut, Egypt |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer and Egyptologist |
| Known for | Archaeological photography, notably of Tutankhamun's tomb |
| Spouse(s) | Minnie Catherine née Duckett, (married 1914) |
| Children | None |
Harry Burton (13 September 1879 – 27 June 1940) was an English archaeological photographer, best known for his photographs of excavations in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Today, he is sometimes referred to as an Egyptologist, since he worked for the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for around 25 years, from 1915 until his death. His most famous photographs are the estimated 3,400 or more images that he took documenting Howard Carter's excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb from 1922 to 1932.