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Lady Hilda Mary Isabel <I>Urlin</I> Petrie

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Lady Hilda Mary Isabel Urlin Petrie

Birth
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Death
23 Nov 1957 (aged 86)
Greater London, England
Burial
Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel Add to Map
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Hilda Mary Isabel Petrie was an Irish-born British Egyptologist and wife of Flinders Petrie, the father of scientific archaeology. Having studied geology, she was hired by Flinders Petrie at age 25 as an artist, which led to their marriage and a working partnership that endured for their lifetimes.
Hilda Mary Isabel Petrie was an Irish-born British Egyptologist and wife of Flinders Petrie, the father of scientific archaeology. Having studied geology, she was hired by Flinders Petrie at age 25 as an artist, which led to their marriage and a working partnership that endured for their lifetimes.


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