Claude Reignier Conder
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Claude Reignier Conder was a British
soldier, explorer and antiquarian. He was a great-great-grandson of Louis-François Roubiliac
.
Conder was educated at University College London
and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He became a lieutenant
in the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1870. He carried out survey work in Palestine
in 1872–1874, latterly in conjunction with Lt Kitchener, later Lord Kitchener
, whom he had met at school, and was seconded to the Palestine Exploration Fund
from 1875 to 1878 and again in 1881 and 1882, when he was promoted captain. He retired with the rank of Colonel in 1904.
Conder was first proposed as a candidate for the Jack the Ripper
murders by the author Tom Slemen.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
soldier, explorer and antiquarian. He was a great-great-grandson of Louis-François Roubiliac
Louis-François Roubiliac
Louis-François Roubiliac was a French sculptor who worked in England, one of the four most prominent sculptors in London working in the rococo style, "probably the most accomplished sculptor ever to work in England", according to Margaret Whinney.-Works:Roubiliac was largely employed for portrait...
.
Conder was educated at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He became a lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1870. He carried out survey work in Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
in 1872–1874, latterly in conjunction with Lt Kitchener, later Lord Kitchener
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, ADC, PC , was an Irish-born British Field Marshal and proconsul who won fame for his imperial campaigns and later played a central role in the early part of the First World War, although he died halfway...
, whom he had met at school, and was seconded to the Palestine Exploration Fund
Palestine Exploration Fund
The Palestine Exploration Fund is a British society often simply known as the PEF. It was founded in 1865 and is still functioning today. Its initial object was to carry out surveys of the topography and ethnography of Ottoman Palestine with a remit that fell somewhere between an expeditionary...
from 1875 to 1878 and again in 1881 and 1882, when he was promoted captain. He retired with the rank of Colonel in 1904.
Conder was first proposed as a candidate for the Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
"Jack the Ripper" is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer, that was disseminated in the...
murders by the author Tom Slemen.
Publications
- 1878: Tent Work in Palestine ISBN 1-4179-2238-9
- 1880: Memoires: The Survey of Western and Eastern Palestine ISBN 1-85207-835-9
- 1886: Syrian Stone Law
- 1887: Altaic Hieroglyphs and Hittite Inscriptions ISBN 1-4326-0939-4
- 1893: The Tell Amarna Tablets
- 1902: The First Bible
- 1909: The City of Jerusalem
Books, freely available
- Conder, Claude Reignier (1879) Tent Work in Palestine, vol 1
- Conder, Claude Reignier (1879) Tent Work in Palestine, vol 2
- Conder, Claude Reignier and H.H. KitchenerHerbert Kitchener, 1st Earl KitchenerField Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, ADC, PC , was an Irish-born British Field Marshal and proconsul who won fame for his imperial campaigns and later played a central role in the early part of the First World War, although he died halfway...
(1881): The Survey of Western Palestine: memoirs of the topography, orography, hydrography, and archaeology. London:Committee of the Palestine Exploration FundPalestine Exploration FundThe Palestine Exploration Fund is a British society often simply known as the PEF. It was founded in 1865 and is still functioning today. Its initial object was to carry out surveys of the topography and ethnography of Ottoman Palestine with a remit that fell somewhere between an expeditionary...
. vol 1 The full text, archive.org, Can download PDF. - Conder, Claude Reignier and H.H. KitchenerHerbert Kitchener, 1st Earl KitchenerField Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, ADC, PC , was an Irish-born British Field Marshal and proconsul who won fame for his imperial campaigns and later played a central role in the early part of the First World War, although he died halfway...
(1881): The Survey of Western Palestine: memoirs of the topography, orography, hydrography, and archaeology. London:Committee of the Palestine Exploration FundPalestine Exploration FundThe Palestine Exploration Fund is a British society often simply known as the PEF. It was founded in 1865 and is still functioning today. Its initial object was to carry out surveys of the topography and ethnography of Ottoman Palestine with a remit that fell somewhere between an expeditionary...
. vol 2 The full text, archive.org, Can download PDF. - Conder, Claude Reignier and H.H. KitchenerHerbert Kitchener, 1st Earl KitchenerField Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, ADC, PC , was an Irish-born British Field Marshal and proconsul who won fame for his imperial campaigns and later played a central role in the early part of the First World War, although he died halfway...
(1881): The Survey of Western Palestine: memoirs of the topography, orography, hydrography, and archaeology. London:Committee of the Palestine Exploration FundPalestine Exploration FundThe Palestine Exploration Fund is a British society often simply known as the PEF. It was founded in 1865 and is still functioning today. Its initial object was to carry out surveys of the topography and ethnography of Ottoman Palestine with a remit that fell somewhere between an expeditionary...
. vol 3 The full text, archive.org, Can download PDF.
External links
- Profile at PEF website