William John Bankes, son of Henry Bankes, the second, was a notable explorer, Egyptologist and adventurer. He was a member of the Bankes family of Dorset and he rebuilt the Kingston Lacy estate as it is today. He travelled extensively to the Orient and Egypt and collected the largest private individual collection of Egyptian artifacts in the world. His work on Egypt although not acknowledged until recently is vastly important. He was good friends with Lord Byron and Sir Charles Barry.

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  • William John Bankes, son of Henry Bankes, the second, was a notable explorer, Egyptologist and adventurer. He was a member of the Bankes family of Dorset and he rebuilt the Kingston Lacy estate as it is today. He travelled extensively to the Orient and Egypt and collected the largest private individual collection of Egyptian artifacts in the world. His work on Egypt although not acknowledged until recently is vastly important. He was good friends with Lord Byron and Sir Charles Barry. He also served as Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro in 1810, for Cambridge University from 1822-26 and for Dorset from 1832-35.
  • William John Bankes, fils de Henry Bankes II, est un explorateur, égyptologue et aventurier anglais notable. Membre de la famille Bankes de Dorset en Angleterre, il reconstruit le domaine de Kingston Lacy. Il voyage beaucoup en Orient et en Égypte et crée la plus grande collection privée d'objets égyptiens du monde (il collectionne aussi de l'art espagnol). Son important travail dans le domaine de l'égyptologie fut longtemps oublié. Il était l'ami de Lord Byron et de Sir Charles Barry. Il servit aussi dans la Chambre des communes en tant que représentant de l'université de Cambridge.
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  • 1832–1835
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  • William John Bankes, son of Henry Bankes, the second, was a notable explorer, Egyptologist and adventurer. He was a member of the Bankes family of Dorset and he rebuilt the Kingston Lacy estate as it is today. He travelled extensively to the Orient and Egypt and collected the largest private individual collection of Egyptian artifacts in the world. His work on Egypt although not acknowledged until recently is vastly important. He was good friends with Lord Byron and Sir Charles Barry.
  • William John Bankes, fils de Henry Bankes II, est un explorateur, égyptologue et aventurier anglais notable. Membre de la famille Bankes de Dorset en Angleterre, il reconstruit le domaine de Kingston Lacy. Il voyage beaucoup en Orient et en Égypte et crée la plus grande collection privée d'objets égyptiens du monde (il collectionne aussi de l'art espagnol). Son important travail dans le domaine de l'égyptologie fut longtemps oublié. Il était l'ami de Lord Byron et de Sir Charles Barry.
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  • William John Bankes
  • William John Bankes
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