Laurence Waddell, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Laurence Waddell

British explorer

Date of Birth: 29-May-1854

Date of Death: 19-Sep-1938

Profession: writer, explorer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Lieutenant Colonel Laurence Austine Waddell, CB, CIE, F.L.S., L.L.D, M.Ch., I.M.S.
RAI, F.R.A.S (1854–1938) was a British explorer, Professor of Tibetan, Professor of Chemistry and Pathology, Indian Army surgeon, collector in Tibet, and amateur archaeologist.
Waddell also studied Sumerian and Sanskrit; he made various translations of seals and other inscriptions.
His reputation as an Assyriologist gained little to no academic recognition and his books on the history of civilization have caused controversy.
Some of his book publications however were popular with the public, and he is regarded by some today to have been a real-life precursor of the fictional character Indiana Jones.