Definition: Lord George Carnarvon married into the wealthy family of the Rothschilds. He then went to Egypt for his health. Granted permission to dig at Luxor, Lord Carnarvon soon met Howard Carter whom he employed and financed in work leading to the discovery of Tutankhamens's tomb. In 1923, the year after Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered, Lord Carnarvon died. Lord Carnarvon's death sparked rumors about a curse of the mummy.
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Lord Carnarvon was not the only one who died after the opening of the tomb, but the man who actually found Tutankhamen, Howard Carter, lived a normal lifespan.
