William Richard Hamilton
1777–1859
Antiquary and diplomat. Secretary to Lord Elgin, 1799–1809; supervised the transfer of Grecian antiquities to the British Museum in 1802. Under-secretary for foreign affairs, 1809–22. Published a translation of the Rosetta Stone inscriptions. One of the founders of the Royal Geographical Society, 1833.
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DNB.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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