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Birch (SAMUEL an English Orientalist)

SAMUEL, an English Orientalist, born in London, Nov. 3, 1813. He entered the British Museum as Assistant Keeper of Antiquities, in 1836, and ultimately became Keeper of the Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities. He was especially famed for his capacity and skill in Egyptology, and was associated with Baron Bunsen in his work on Egypt.

His principal works include "Gallery of Antiquities" (1842) "Catalogue of of Greek Vases" (1851); "Ancient Pottery" (1858); "Egypt from the Earliest Times" (1875). He edited "Records of the Past," from 1873 to 1880. He died Dec. 27, 1885.