Sir Austen Henry Layard GCB PC was an English Assyriologist, traveller, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, politician and diplomat. He was born to a mostly English family in Paris and largely raised in Italy. Wikipedia
Born: March 5, 1817, Paris, France
Died: July 5, 1894 (age 77 years), London, United Kingdom
Grandparents: Charles Layard, Nathaniel Austen, and Elizabeth Ward
Great-grandparents: Ruth Carver, Daniel Peter Layard, and Joseph Ward
Awards: Royal Gold Medal and Founder's Gold Medal
Party: Liberal Party