Basil Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | Basil John Wait Brown 22 January 1888 Bucklesham, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 12 March 1977 (aged 89) Rickinghall, Suffolk, England |
| Occupation(s) | Archaeologist, astronomer |
| Years active | 1932 to c. 1968 |
| Known for | Excavations at Sutton Hoo |
| Spouse |
Dorothy May Oldfield
(m. 1923) |
Basil John Wait Brown (22 January 1888 – 12 March 1977) was an English archaeologist and astronomer. Self-taught, he discovered and excavated a 6th-century Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo in 1939, which has come to be called "one of the most important archaeological discoveries of all time".[1][2] Although Brown was described as an amateur archaeologist, his career as a paid excavation employee for a provincial museum spanned more than thirty years.
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