Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist known for discovering the tomb of 14th-century BC pharaoh Tutankhamun.
Read more about Howard Carter: Beginning of Career, Tutankhamun's Tomb, Later Work and Death
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