Lady Hester Stanhope, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lady Hester Stanhope

British archaeologist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1776

Place of Birth: Chevening, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1839

Profession: archaeologist, anthropologist, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope (12 March 1776 – 23 June 1839) was a British socialite, adventurer and traveller.
Her archaeological expedition to Ashkelon in 1815 is considered the first modern excavation in the history of Holy Land archeology.
Her use of a medieval Italian document is described as "one of the earliest uses of textual sources by field archaeologists".