George Robins Gliddon (1809-1857)
The son of an American merchant, he was born in Devonshire, England and as a child was
friends with the Novello and Hunt families; when his father was United States Consul to
Alexandria he began a life-long interest in Egyptology.
The son of an American merchant, he was born in Devonshire, England and as a child was
friends with the Novello and Hunt families; when his father was United States Consul to
Alexandria he began a life-long interest in Egyptology.