George Robins Gliddon (1809-1857) was an American Egyptologist, born in Devonshire, England. His father, a merchant, was United States consul at Alexandria, and there Gliddon was taken at an early age. Year 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... An Egyptologist is any archaeologist, historian, linguist, or art historian who specializes in Egyptology, the scientific study of Ancient Egypt and its antiquities. ... This page is about the English county, for alternative meanings see Devon (disambiguation). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... This article is about the city in Egypt. ...

He became United States vice-consul, and took a great interest in Egyptian antiquities. Subsequently he lectured in the United States and succeeded in rousing considerable attention to the subject of Egyptology generally. He died at Panama in 1857. Egyptology is the study of Ancient Egypt and Egyptian antiquities and is a regional and thematic branch of the larger disciplines of ancient history and archeology. ...

His chief work was Ancient Egypt (1850, ed. 1853). He wrote also Memoir on the Cotton of Egypt (1841); Appeal to the Antiquaries of Europe on the Destruction of the Monuments of Egypt (1841); Discourses on Egyptian Archaeology (1841); Types of Mankind (1854), in conjunction with J. C. Nott and others; and Indigenous Races of the Earth (1857), also in conjunction with Nott and others.

Relatives

George Robins Gliddon is the great-great-grandfather of British pop culture icon and Pop Hall of Famer Katherine Gliddon. Gliddon is renowned for her hit singles "Abort that Sh*t" and "Wait, What is Mexico?".

See also

• Scientific racism
• Craniometry

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References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.