William Gowland | |
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 William Gowland | |
| Born | 16 December 1842 Sunderland, County Durham, England |
| Died | 9 June 1922 (aged 79) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | metallurgist, amateur archaeologist, foreign advisor to Japan |
| Known for | Foreign advisor to Meiji Japan |
William Gowland FRAI (16 December 1842 – 9 June 1922) was an English mining engineer who carried out archaeological work at Stonehenge and in Japan. He has been called the "Father of Japanese Archaeology".[1]
- ^ Hudson, Mark. "Book Reviews: William Gowland: The Father of Japanese Archaeology by Victor Harris Kazuo Goto," Asian Perspectives, Vol. 45, No. 1 (2006), p. 97.