Alfred Lucas (chemist)

Alfred Lucas
Lucas working on items from Tutankhamun's tomb, 1923
Born	(1867-08-27)27 August 1867 Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Manchester, England
Died	9 December 1945(1945-12-09) (aged 78) Luxor, Egypt
Nationality	British
Occupation	Analytical chemist
Known for	Chemist who conserved artifacts found in Tutankhamun's tomb

Alfred Lucas OBE (27 August 1867 – 9 December 1945) was an Egyptian-based English analytical chemist and archaeologist. He is best known for being part of Howard Carter's team at the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb, analysing and conserving many of the finds, but he was also a pioneer in the wider fields of artifact preservation and forensic science.