Amelia Edwards
British writer
Died when: 60 years 313 days (730 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards (7 June 1831 – 15 April 1892), also known as Amelia B.Edwards, was an English novelist, journalist, traveller and Egyptologist.
Her literary successes included the ghost story "The Phantom Coach" (1864), the novels Barbara's History (1864) and Lord Brackenbury (1880), and the travelogue of Egypt A Thousand Miles up the Nile (1877).
She also edited a poetry anthology published in 1878.In 1882, she co-founded the Egypt Exploration Fund.She gained the nickname "Godmother of Egyptology" for her contribution.
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