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Jun 08, 1871 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland Died on 23 Nov 1956 (aged 85)
British egyptologist
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About Hilda Petrie
- Hilda Mary Isabel Petrie (née Urlin; 1871–1957) was an Irish-born 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 travelled and worked with Flinders Petrie to excavate and record numerous sites in Egypt, and later in Palestine.
- This included directing some excavations herself, and working in often difficult and dangerous conditions to produce copies of tomb hieroglyphs and plans, and to record the work for reports to the Egypt Exploration Fund.
- When the British School of Archaeology in Egypt was founded in 1905 in London by Flinders Petrie, she worked as its secretary and fundraiser to secure support for the school and their continued excavations.
- Hilda took part in archaeological excavations and surveys throughout her married life, except for a period while their two children were young.
- Her work was published, and she also gave public lectures in London and elsewhere.
