Lady Hester Stanhope | |
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| Born | 12 March 1776 |
| Died | 23 June 1839 (aged 63) |
| Occupation(s) | adventurer, writer, antiquarian |
| Parent(s) | Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope Lady Hester Pitt |
| Relatives | Philip Henry Stanhope (half-brother) James Hamilton Stanhope (half-brother) William Pitt the younger (uncle) |
Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope (12 March 1776 – 23 June 1839) was a British adventurer, writer, antiquarian, and one of the most famous travellers of her age. Her excavation of Ascalon in 1815 is considered the first to use modern archaeological principles, and her use of a medieval Italian document is described as "one of the earliest uses of textual sources by field archaeologists".[1][2] Her letters and memoirs made her famous as an explorer.[3]
- ^ Silberman, Neil Asher (July–August 1984). "Restoring the Reputation of Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope". Biblical Archaeology Review. 10: 68–75. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "VEILED PROPHETESS... Career of Englishwoman". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. I, no. 27. Australia. 9 December 1933. p. 17. Retrieved 10 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Ellis, Kirsten (19 October 2017). Star of the morning : the extraordinary life of Lady Hester Stanhope. London. ISBN 978-0-00-828020-8. OCLC 1029561571.
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