Who was Agatha Christie second husband, Max Mallowan?

Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan was a prominent British archaeologist, specialising in ancient Middle Eastern history. He was born on May 6, 1904, in Wandsworth, London, England, and passed away on August 19, 1978, in Greenway, Devon, England, at the age of 74.

Mallowan first worked as an apprentice to Leonard Woolley at the archaeological site of Ur (1925–1930), which was thought to be the capital of Mesopotamian civilization.

It was at the Ur site, in 1930, that he first met Agatha Christie, the famous author, whom he married the same year. Mallowan and Christie were married on September 11, 1930, at St. Cuthbert’s Church in Edinburgh, Scotland.

They had a happy marriage and often worked together on archaeological digs in the Middle East. Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE was educated at home by her mother.

Agatha Christie began writing detective fiction while working as a nurse during World War I. In 1955, Agatha Christie was the first recipient of the Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award.