Eduardo Toda y Güell

Eduardo Toda y Güell (9 January 1852, in Reus – 26 April 1941, in Poblet) was a Spanish diplomat, historian, Egyptologist and numismatist.

After studying law at the Central University of Madrid, Eduardo was appointed Vice-Consul in Macao, Hong Kong, Canton, and Shanghai.

During his post, he became very interested in ancient Egypt and while at Deir el-Medina, he was responsible for the clearance of the intact tomb of Sennedjem in 1886.

[1] After being posted to Helsinki and Le Havre, he decided to abandon his diplomatic career and move to London.

He presented his personal library to several Catalan institutions where he gave his Numismatic collection to the Archivo Histórico Nacional in Madrid, his Egyptian collection to the National Archaeological Museum of Spain, and the Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer in Vilanova i la Geltru.