Barbara Parker-Mallowan
English archaeologist, Assyriologist, and epigraphist
About Barbara Parker-Mallowan
Lived 1908 – 1993 (aged 85). Barbara Parker-Mallowan was a British assyriologist and archaeologist.
Barbara Hastings Parker-Mallowan, Lady Mallowan, (; 14 July 1908 – 21 November 1993) was an English archaeologist, Assyriologist, and epigraphist who specialised in cylinder seals.
In the 1962 New Year Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her service as secretary and librarian of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq.
Personal life Parker married Max Mallowan and became Lady Mallowan in 1977, following the death of his first wife Agatha Christie.
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Who was Barbara Parker-Mallowan?
English archaeologist, Assyriologist, and epigraphist
When was Barbara Parker-Mallowan born?
Barbara Parker-Mallowan was born on 14 July 1908.
When did Barbara Parker-Mallowan die?
Barbara Parker-Mallowan died on 21 November 1993 in Wallingford.
What was Barbara Parker-Mallowan's occupation?
Barbara Parker-Mallowan was an assyriologist and archaeologist.
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Barbara Parker-Mallowan was British.
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