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John Perring (MP)
John Perring may refer to: * John Shae Perring, British engineer & Egyptologist *Sir John Perring, 1st Baronet Sir John Perring, 1st Baronet (26 April 1765 – 30 January 1831), Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, FSA, of Membland in the parish of Holbeton, Devon, was a Member of Parliament and served as Lord Mayor of London in 1803. He was a ... (1765–1831), Lord Mayor of London, 1803, MP for New Romney and Hythe *Sir John Perring, 2nd Baronet (1794–1843) of the Perring baronets *Sir John Raymond Perring, 2nd Baronet (born 1931) of the Perring baronets See also * John Perrin (other) {{hndis, Perring, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Shae Perring
John Shae Perring (1813–1869) was a British engineer, anthropologist and Egyptologist, most notable for his work excavating and documenting Egyptian pyramids. In 1837 Perring and British archaeologist Richard William Howard Vyse began excavating at Giza; they were later joined by Giovanni Battista Caviglia. They used gunpowder to force their way into several monuments and then to reach hidden chambers within them, such as the burial chamber of the pyramid of Menkaure, documenting them as they went. When Caviglia left the team to work independently, Perring became Vyse's assistant and when Vyse himself left for England in 1837 Perring continued the excavation with Vyse's financial support. As part of his work Perring created several maps, plans and cross-sections of the pyramids at Abu Roasch, Gizeh, Abusir, Saqqara and Dahshur. He was the first to explore the interior of the Pyramid of Userkaf at Saqqara in 1839, through a robber's tunnel first discovered in 1831. Perring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
