Charles Fellows
Sir Charles Fellows (born August 1799 in Nottingham , † November 8, 1860 in London ) was a British explorer and archaeologist .
Life
In 1838 Fellows traveled to Asia Minor and was the first scientist to travel to ancient Lycia , where he a. a. Xanthos rediscovered. His discoveries caused a sensation in England and in 1839 he made a second trip. His rediscovery of Pinara is dated from individual sources to 1840. In May of the same year, Fellow was the first to describe the Roman bridge at Limyra , one of the oldest segment arch bridges in the world. With the permission of a Ferman of the Ottoman Sultan , it was possible for him on his third trip in 1841-42 to have numerous Lycian antiquities transported to the British Museum in London, including the Nereid and Harpy Monuments . In 1845 he was knighted as a Knight Bachelor ("Sir").
Fonts
- A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mount Blanc, of the 25th July, 1827 . 1827
- A Journal written during an Excursion in Asia Minor . 1839 ( archive.org )
- An Account of Discoveries in Lycia, being a Journal kept during a Second Excursion in Asia Minor . 1841 ( digitized version of the Bay. State Library = full text in the Google book search)
- The Inscribed Monument at Xanthus . 1842 archive.org
- The Xanthian Marbles, their Acquisition and Transmission to England . 1843 ( digitized, Heidelberg University Library )
- An Account of the Ionic Trophy Monument excavated at Xanthus . 1848 ( digitized, Heidelberg University Library )
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Travels and Researches in Asia Minor, more particularly in the Province of Lycia . 1852 ( digitized, Heidelberg University Library )
- German: A trip to Asia Minor and discoveries in Lycien . 1853 ( full text in google book search)
- Coins of Ancient Lycia before the Reign of Alexander, with an Essay on the Relative Dates of the Lycian Monuments in the British Museum . 1855 ( digitized by Bay. State Library )
Web links
- Literature by and about Charles Fellows in the catalog of the German National Library
- portrait
- Correspondence at the Getty Institute
Individual evidence
- ↑ Knights and Dames at Leigh Rayment's Peerage
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fellows, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British explorer and archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nottingham |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1860 |
| Place of death | London |