Sir Grafton Elliot Smith (1871-1937) was an Australian-British anatomist, Egyptologist and proponent of the hyperdiffusionist view of prehistory.
An expert on brain anatomy, he was the first to study Egyptian mummies using radiological techniques.
He was born in Grafton, NSW and after obtaining a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Sydney in 1895 he received a travelling scholarship and attended St John's College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1896.
Afterwards he catalogued the human brai.
Echo Library Tutankhamen and the discovery of his tomb by the late earl of carnarvon and mr howard carter (illustrated edition), paperback/g. elliot smith
