James Burton (Egyptologist)

James Burton

FGS
James Burton; FGS
Born	James Haliburton; 22 September 1786; London, England
Died	22 February 1862
Resting place	Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh
Nationality	British
Education	Tonbridge School
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge, Lincoln's Inn
Occupation(s)	Egyptologist, Explorer.
Parents	James Burton (father); Elizabeth Westley (mother);
Relatives	Decimus Burton (brother); William Ford Burton (brother); Henry Burton (brother); Henry Marley Burton (nephew); Thomas Chandler Haliburton (cousin); Robert Grant Haliburton (cousin); Arthur Lawrence Haliburton, 1st Baron Haliburton (cousin);

James Burton FGS (22 September 1786 – 22 February 1862) (formerly Haliburton and latterly Haliburton) was an early British Egyptologist, known for his pioneering exploration and mapping of the Valley of the Kings, during which he became the first individual of the modern age to enter KV5; his pioneering excavations at Karnak, during which he discovered the Karnak king list; and his excavations at Medinet Habu, during which he was part of the team that discovered TT391.

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