A. Longhurst

Albert Henry Longhurst (1876–1955) was a British archaeologist and art historian specializing in the arts of southern India and Sri Lanka, particularly Pallava architecture, the ruins of Hampi, and excavations at Nagarjunakonda.[1][2] Born in Great Bookham, Surrey, England, he served with the Archaeological Survey of India, including as brother-in-law to Sir John Marshall, and later as Archaeological Commissioner in Ceylon from 1934 to 1940, focusing on conservation at sites like Polonnaruwa.[2]