Author:Thomas Joseph Pettigrew

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Thomas Joseph Pettigrew
(1791–1865)

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sometimes known as "Mummy" Pettigrew; a surgeon and antiquarian who became an expert on Ancient Egyptian mummies. He became well known in London social circles for his private parties in which he unrolled and autopsied mummies for the entertainment of his guests.

Works

Dale, Robert (1834), Descriptive account of the panoramic view, &c. of King George's Sound, and the adjacent country
- Dale publishes a letter from Pettigrew, containing a phrenological analysis of the head of Yagan.
Pettigrew, T. J. (1834) History of Egyptian Mummies
- described as "the historic cornerstone of the study in English"
Memoirs of the life and writings of the late John Coakley Lettsom, M.D., 3 vols. 8vo, 1817 (PDF; see John Coakley Lettsom)

Works about Pettigrew

"Pettigrew, Thomas Joseph," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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