Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers

Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers (1827–1900) was an officer in the British Army, an anthropologist, and a pioneer in the field of archaeology.

Born on 14 April 1827 as Augustus Henry Lane Fox, he was the son of William Augustus Lane Fox, an army officer, and Lady Caroline. Fox followed his father into the army and attended Sandhurst Military Academy. In 1845 he was given a commission with the Grenadier Guards. Fox married Alice Margaret in 1853 when he was 25 years old. The couple went on to have nine children: six boys and three girls.

Pitt-Rivers died in 1900 and was survived by his wife who died in 1910.