"William John Bankes (11 December 1786 \u2013 15 April 1855), the second, but first surviving son of Henry Bankes, was a notable explorer, Egyptologist and adventurer. He was a member of the Bankes family of Dorset and he had Sir Charles Barry recase Kingston Lacy in stone as it is today. He travelled extensively to the Near East and Egypt and made an extensive individual collection of Egyptian artefacts. His work on Egypt although not acknowledged until recently is vastly important."@en . . . . . "1855-04-15Z"^^ . "1855Z"^^ . . "Bankes, William John"@en . "William John Bankes"@en . . . "1786-12-11Z"^^ . . . "1786Z"^^ . . "British politician" . . .