David Hogarth
David George Hogarth (1862-1927) was a British archeologist specializing in the Middle East. While he was well known for his researches, and became a Fellow of the Royal Society, his most lasting effects may well have been as mentor to Gertrude Bell and T. E. Lawrence, and as a political intelligence specialist for Britain.
His archeological responsibilities included heading the Ashmolean Museum; he was an expert in pottery.
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While at Oxford, Gertrude Bell developed a lifelong friendship with Janet Hogarth, David's younger sister. [1] In 1915, he recruited her for the Military Intelligence office in Cairo, a human-source intelligence and intelligence analysis office he headed, reporting to Admiral Reginald Hall. [2]
References
- ↑ Janet Wallach (1999), Desert Queen, Anchor Books, Random House, ISBN 1400096197, p. 22
- ↑ Wallach, p. 145