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Henry Salt (Egyptologist)
1780Jun, 14

Henry Salt (Egyptologist)

Henry Salt, English historian and diplomat, British Consul-General in Egypt (d. 1827)
Henry Salt (14 June 1780 – 30 October 1827) was an English artist, traveller, collector of antiquities, diplomat, and Egyptologist.

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