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E.A. Wallis Budge
Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was an English born Egyptologist, orientalist, and philologist. Budget was born in England. As a child, he moved in with his grandmother and aunt in London. He showed an early aptitude for languages. His schooling ended when he was 12 years old, and he began to worked as a clerk. He studied various languages during his spare time, including ancient Assyrian, Hebrew, and Syriac. These studies led him to be British Museum, where like-minded scholars studied ancient civilizations. From 1869 to 1878, Budge spent every spare moment studying. He often studied at St. Paul’s Cathedral, and came to the attention of the cathedral’s organist. John Stainer decided to help the young man, contacting Budge’s employer and other politicians. The support and money that was raised allowed Budge to attend Cambridge University from 1878 to 1883, indulging his passion for antiquity. Upon his graduation from Cambridge, Budge was hired by the British Museum. Originally appointed to the Assyrian section, he transferred to the Egyptian section soon after. Budge took early steps to prevent the selling of antiquities. When the British Museum found itself purchasing its own cuneiform tablets at highly inflated prices, the museum … Continue reading E.A. Wallis Budge →
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Richard Cassaro is a journalist, speaker and author of “Written In Stone: Decoding The Secret Masonic Religion Hidden In Gothic Cathedrals And World Architecture.” The book uncovers a lost Wisdom Tradition that was practiced globally in antiquity, found memorialized in pyramids, Triptychs, and identical images worldwide. The central tenets of this tradition have been perpetuated in Western Secret Societies. The most visible of these is the so-called “Masonic Fraternity,” an age-old chivalric Order whose ranks have included Europe’s Gothic cathedral builders and America’s Founding Fathers. Richard has two websites: www.DeeperTruth.com and www.RichardCassaro.com
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