Percy Edward Newberry,
Date of Birth  :
23 April 1869
Place of Birth  :
Islington, London
Country  :
United Kingdom
Field of Expertise  :
Egyptology
Educational background  :

He studied first at King's College School and later at King's College London.

Acheivements / Contributions  :

  • He started administrative work at the Egypt Exploration Fund, founded just two years previously.
  • His specialty was really the botanical specimens form the tomb, upon which he would briefly report in the second volume of "The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen".
  • He remained in this role until 1886, and afterwards began his own research in Egyptology.

Bibliography  :
A Short History of Ancient Egypt,Scarabs: An Introduction To The Study Of Egyptian Seals And Signet Rings (1906) , Scarabs: An Introduction to the Study of Egyptian Seals and Signet Rings, with Forty-Four Plates and One Hundred and Sixteen Illustrations in the Text.