Antedating of "Archaeologist"

[Fred Shapiro]

archaeologist (OED 1824)

1819 _Belles-Lettres Repository_ 1 May 15 (American Periodical Series)
The discovery of the ruins of Dscherrasch and of Philadelphia, opens a new
career to Archaeologists.

Fred Shapiro


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