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Howard Carter
British archaeologist and Egyptologist (–)
For other people named Howard Carter, see Howard Carter (disambiguation).
Howard Carter (9 May &#;&#; 2 March ) was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who discoveredthe intact tomb of the 18th DynastyPharaohTutankhamun in November , the best-preserved pharaonic tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings.
Early life
Howard Carter was born in Kensington on 9 May ,[1] the youngest child (of eleven) of artist and illustrator Samuel John Carter and Martha Joyce Carter (née&#;Sands). His father helped train and develop his artistic talents.
Carter spent much of his childhood with relatives in the Norfolkmarket town of Swaffham, the birthplace of both his parents.[3][4] His father had previously relocated to London, but after three of the children had died young, Carter, who was a sickly child, was moved to Norfolk and raised for the most part by a nurse in Swaffham.[5]