SIR HENRY CRESWICKE RAWLINSON
1810 - 1895

This man was a bright Assyriologist. He deciphered the Persian part of the Bisitun Rock.

Rawlinson was born at Chadlington, Oxfordshire, and joined the East India Company in 1827. 

In 1833 he was transferred to Iran in order to reorganize the Persian army.

In 1843 he became the British Consul to Baghdad and in 1855 he became Sir.

Henry's brother was George Rawlinson. Henry's wife was Louisa Caroline.