James Burton (Egyptologist)

James Burton
FGS
James Burton FGS
Born	James Haliburton; 22 September 1786; London, England
Died	22 February 1862
Resting place	Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh
Nationality	British
Education	Tonbridge School
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge, Lincoln's Inn
Occupation	Egyptologist
Parents	James Burton (father); Elizabeth Westley (mother);
Relatives	Decimus Burton (brother); Henry Burton (brother); Henry Marley Burton (nephew); Thomas Chandler Haliburton (cousin); Robert Grant Haliburton (cousin); Arthur Lawrence Haliburton, 1st Baron Haliburton (cousin);

James Burton FGS (22 September 1786 – 22 February 1862) (formerly Haliburton and latterly Haliburton) was the British Egyptologist who mapped the Valley of the Kings; and was the first post-Renaissance person to enter KV5; and discovered the Karnak king list; and discovered TT391.

James Burton FGS
Born	James Haliburton 22 September 1786 London, England
Died	22 February 1862
Resting place	Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh
Nationality	British
Education	Tonbridge School
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge, Lincoln's Inn
Occupation	Egyptologist
Parents	James Burton (father) Elizabeth Westley (mother)
Relatives	Decimus Burton (brother) Henry Burton (brother) Henry Marley Burton (nephew) Thomas Chandler Haliburton (cousin) Robert Grant Haliburton (cousin) Arthur Lawrence Haliburton, 1st Baron Haliburton (cousin)