Basil Brown
British archaeologist and astronomer (1888–1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the American politician and lawyer, see Basil W. Brown.
Basil John Wait Brown (22 January 1888 – 12 March 1977) was an English archaeologist and astronomer. Self-taught, he discovered and excavated a 6th-century Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo in 1939, which has come to be called "one of the most important archaeological discoveries of all time".[1][2] Although Brown was described as an amateur archaeologist, his career as a paid excavation employee for a provincial museum spanned more than thirty years.
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Born | Basil John Wait Brown (1888-01-22)22 January 1888 Bucklesham, Suffolk, England |
Died | 12 March 1977(1977-03-12) (aged 89) Rickinghall, Suffolk, England |
Occupation(s) | Archaeologist, astronomer |
Years active | 1932 to c. 1968 |
Known for | Excavations at Sutton Hoo |
Spouse |
Dorothy May Oldfield
(m. 1923) |
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