Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie FRS FBA, commonly known as simply Sir Flinders Petrie, was a British Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology and the preservation of artefacts. Wikipedia
Born: June 3, 1853, Charlton, London, United Kingdom
Died: July 28, 1942 (age 89 years), Jerusalem
Place of burial: Mount Zion Cemetery, Jerusalem
Parents: William Petrie
Children: John Flinders Petrie and Ann Petrie
Award: Fellow of the Royal Society
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