Nora Griffith

Nora Griffith
Griffith in 1900
Born
Nora Christina Cobban Macdonald

(1870-12-07)December 7, 1870
Newmachar, Scotland
DiedOctober 21, 1937(1937-10-21) (aged 66)
Oxford
Resting placeHolywell Cemetery, Oxford
MonumentsGriffith Institute, University of Oxford
Occupation(s)Egyptologist
Philanthropist
SpouseFrancis Llewellyn Griffith

Nora Griffith (7 December 1870 – 21 October 1937) was a Scottish Egyptologist, archaeologist, illustrator and conservator. On the death of her husband, the eminent Egyptologist Francis Llewellyn Griffith, she founded and endowed the Griffith Institute at Oxford University with their joint fortunes and collections.[1]

  1. ^ Thompson, Jason (2015) Wonderful Things (Volume 2): A History of Egyptology: 2: The Golden Age: 1881-1914, The American University in Cairo Press, p. 174, ISBN 9789774166921