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Facts
Born | May 9, 1874 • England |
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Died | March 2, 1939 (aged 64) • London • England |
Subjects Of Study | Hatshepsut • Pharaoh Thutmose IV • Tutankhamun • Thebes • Valley of the Kings • ancient Egyptian religion • tomb |
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