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Also Known As	Sir Philip Anstiss Hendy
Born	September 27, 1900 • Carlisle • England
Died	September 6, 1980 (aged 79) • Oxford • England
Subjects Of Study	Piero della Francesca

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British author

Sir Charles Lock Eastlake

British painter

Henri Loyrette

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Sir Arthur Evans

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David George Hogarth

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Sir Nikolaus Pevsner

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Sir Wallis Budge

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