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*''Born: [[1842]]''
*''Died: 1922''

William Gowland is known for a number of significant [[Kofun period]] finds in the early decades of Japanese archaeology.

He worked for the Osaka mint for a time, from [[1872]] to [[1888]]. During this time, he also led excavations of some four hundred ''[[kofun]]'' (mound tombs) and other archaeological sites. A considerable number of objects found in these excavations were later donated to the British Museum.

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==References==
*"Photo of William Gowland," gallery label, British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/20879893402/in/photostream/]

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