Percy E. (Percy Edward) Newberry

Born on April 23, 1869, Percy Edward Newberry was a British Egyptologist whose career became closely tied to the exploration of ancient Egypt. According to the Griffith Institute archive, he was educated at King’s College School and King’s College, London, and was mentored in Egyptology by Reginald Stuart Poole.

Newberry is especially known for his work on Egyptian tombs and inscriptions, and for bringing together archaeology, art, and botany in his studies of the ancient world. His research helped document important archaeological sites and objects, and he became part of the generation of scholars that established Egyptology as a more systematic field.

He died on August 7, 1949, at his home in Godalming, England. A reliable portrait image was not clearly available from the pages I could confirm, so no profile image is included here.