Leonard Woolley

Sir Leonard Woolley
Woolley in 1915
Born	Charles Leonard Woolley (1880-04-17)17 April 1880 Clapton, London, England
Died	20 February 1960(1960-02-20) (aged 79) London, England
Alma mater	New College, Oxford
Known for	excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia
Spouse	Katharine Woolley ​ ​ (m. 1927; died 1945)​
Scientific career
Fields	Archaeology; military intelligence

Sir Charles Leonard Woolley (17 April 1880 – 20 February 1960) was a British archaeologist best known for his excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia. He is recognized as one of the first "modern" archaeologists who excavated in a methodical way, keeping careful records, and using them to reconstruct ancient life and history.^[1] Woolley was knighted in 1935 for his contributions to the discipline of archaeology.^[2] He was married to the British archaeologist Katharine Woolley.