Biography Percy Newberry

el bersheh (1893) percy newberry

percy newberry born in islington, london on 23 april 1869. mother named caroline wyatt, , father, henry james newberry, woollen warehouseman. newberry developed strong attachment botany in childhood , excellent artist. studied first @ king s college school , later @ king s college london. in 1884, on invitation of reginald stuart poole, newberry began administrative work @ egypt exploration fund, founded 2 years previously. continued in role until 1886, , afterwards began own research in egyptology.

in 1891 newberry travelled egypt howard carter, whom newberry had appointed trainee tracer, after recognising talent artist. there worked on excavation of beni hasan , el-bersheh, newberry led 1890 1894. newberry later served on tutankhamun excavation team several seasons. speciality botanical specimens tomb, on briefly report in second volume of carter s tomb of tut.ankh.amen.

newberry appointed brunner professor of egyptology (1906 1919), , honorary reader in egyptian art (1919 1949), @ liverpool university. fellow of king s college, london, (1908 1949), , professor of ancient history , archaeology @ cairo university (1929 , 1933). died in godalming, surrey, on 7 august 1949.