Howard Carter's Death
Born (Birthday) May 9, 1874
Death Date March 2, 1939
Age of Death 64 years
Cause of Death Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Profession Archeologist
The archeologist Howard Carter died at the age of 64. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Archeologist whose discovery of the tomb of 14th-century BC pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1923 made him famous around the world. He was the first chief inspector of the Egyptian Antiquities Service.
He was born to parents Samuel Carter, an artist, and Martha Sands Carter.
Quotes
"Here before us was sufficient evidence to show that it really was an entrance to a tomb, and by the seals, to all outward appearances that it was intact.
"These ancient huts were soon cleared of the rubbish covering them. I planned them, and removed them for investigation below, which undertaking took until the fourth of Nov.
"All we have to do is to peel the shrines like an onion, and we will be with the king himself.
"Commenced operations in the Valley of the Kings.
"As the work proceeded we found that the western end of the cutting receded under the slope of the rock, and thus was partly roofed over by the overhanging rock.