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William Gell.
English classical archaeologist and illustrator (1777-1836)
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About William Gell
Sir William Gell FRS was a British classical archaeologist, Egyptologist, and illustrator. He published topographical illustrations of Troy and the surrounding area in 1804. He also published illustrations of the results of archaeological digs at Pompeii. His best-known work is Pompeiana; the Topography, Edifices and Ornaments of Pompeii, published between 1817 and 1832.
Everything about William Gell →- Occupation
- anthropologist, art historian, archaeologist, illustrator
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom
- Born
- April 1, 1777
- Died
- February 4, 1836