Charles Bonnet
Swiss egyptologist and specialist of the Kerma culture
About Charles Bonnet
Born 1933. Charles Bonnet is a Swiss egyptologist, university teacher, orientalist and archaeologist.
Charles Bonnet (; born 15 March 1933 in Satigny) is a Swiss archeologist, specialist of Ancient Nubia.
Biography Bonnet was born to a family of wine producers in 1933. After graduating with a diploma in Agriculture, he took over the family business in 1954. From 1961 to 1965, he studied Egyptology at the Oriental Studies centre of the University of Geneva.
He became an invited professor at Collège de France in 1985.
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Who is Charles Bonnet?
Swiss egyptologist and specialist of the Kerma culture (1933-)
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Charles Bonnet was born on 15 March 1933 in Satigny.
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Charles Bonnet is an egyptologist, university teacher, orientalist and archaeologist.
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Charles Bonnet is Swiss.
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