Nora Griffith | |
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Born | Nora Christina Cobban Macdonald December 7, 1870 Newmachar, Scotland |
Died | October 21, 1937 Oxford | (aged 66)
Resting place | Holywell Cemetery, Oxford |
Monuments | Griffith Institute, University of Oxford |
Occupation(s) | Egyptologist Philanthropist |
Spouse | Francis 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]