Alan Gardiner

Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner
Gardiner in 1938
Born	(1879-03-29)29 March 1879 Eltham, England
Died	19 December 1963(1963-12-19) (aged 84) Iffley, near Oxford, England
Resting place	Iffley churchyard
Nationality	British
Education	Charterhouse School Queen's College, Oxford
Occupation(s)	Egyptologist and philologist
Known for	Advancing knowledge of ancient languages, aided Tutankhamun's tomb excavation
Children	3, including Rolf Gardiner and Margaret Gardiner
Relatives	H. Balfour Gardiner (brother) Martin Bernal (grandson) John Eliot Gardiner (grandson)

Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner, FBA (29 March 1879 – 19 December 1963) was an English Egyptologist, linguist, philologist, and independent scholar. He is regarded as one of the premier Egyptologists of the early and mid-20th century.