Alexander Henry Rhind
Alexander Henry Rhind (
Biography
Born on 26 July 1833 in
He collected material for his book entitled Thebes, its Tombs and their Tenants, which was published in 1862. He was a prolific writer with a methodical research style, despite continuing to battle ill health.
Among the items that he collected was the
He has been described as a "young hero", the only "bright shining light of archaeological method and conscience" in the mid-nineteenth century, who plotted the exact location of artefacts and their relationships, the first to do so.[6]
Rhind died in his sleep at the age of 29, on 3 July 1863 in Cadenabbia. Along with his 1600-volume library he left a bequest to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland to fund a lectureship, and the prestigious Rhind Lectures currently hosted by the Society commemorates his name.[7] Rhind directed that a sum from his estate at Sibster, Caithness, be used for this purpose, once the interests of living parties was extinguished; this eventuated in 1874, 11 years after his death.[1]
Publications
- British Archæology, its progress and demands
- Facsimiles of two papyri found in a tomb at Thebes with a translation by Samuel Birch and an account of their discovery
- Law of treasure-trove: how can it be best adapted to accomplish useful results?
- Thebes: its tombs and their tenants, ancient and present
Notes
- ^ a b Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. .
- ^ Gilmour, Claire (2015). "Alexander Henry Rhind (1833–63)". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 145: 427–440.
- ^ R. Irving and M. Maitland, "An innovative antiquarian: Alexander Henry Rhind's excavations in Egypt and his collection in National Museums Scotland", in Every traveller needs a compass: Travel and collecting in Egypt and the Near East.
- ^ Stuart, John (1864). Memoir of the late Alexander Henry Rhind, of Sibster. Edinburgh: Neill and Company. pp. 11–12.
- ^ "papyrus | British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Signs and Wonders Upon Pharaoh: A History of American Egyptology", p50-51, John A. Wilson, University of Chicago Press, 1964
- ^ "The Rhind Lectures". Society's Website. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
References
- Memoir of the late Alexander Henry Rhind, of Sibster (1864) by John Stuart.