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Édouard de Villiers du Terrage

1780 – 1855

French egyptologist

Anthropologist Engineer of the French Corps of Bridges and RoadsArchaeologist

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Lived 1780 – 1855 (aged 74). Édouard de Villiers du Terrage was a French anthropologist, engineer of the French Corps of Bridges and Roads, archaeologist, explorer, military officer and egyptologist.

Édouard de Villiers du Terrage (; 26 April 1780 – 19 April 1855) was a French engineer who, together with Jean-Baptiste Prosper Jollois, participated in Napoleon's expedition to Egypt from 1798 to 1801 and helped compile the Description de l'Égypte. His personal diary of the expedition was published in 1899 by his grandson Marc de Villiers du Terrage and reissued as L'expédition d'Égypte. Journal d'un jeune savant engagé dans l'état-major de Bonaparte (1798-1801) in 2001.

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Important facts

Born

26 April 1780, Versailles

Birth century

18th century

Died

19 April 1855, Paris

Occupation

Anthropologist, engineer of the French Corps of Bridges and Roads, archaeologist, explorer, military officer, Egyptologist

Nationality

France

Education

École polytechnique

Positions held

Inspector general of the Ponts et Chaussées

Awards

Commander of the Legion of Honour

Also known as

Edouard de Villiers du Terrage

People in Édouard de Villiers du Terrage's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Jean-Baptiste Prosper Jollois

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Édouard de Villiers du Terrage's

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach

1752 – 1840

Anatomist

Frequently asked questions

Who was Édouard de Villiers du Terrage?

French egyptologist

When was Édouard de Villiers du Terrage born?

Édouard de Villiers du Terrage was born on 26 April 1780 in Versailles.

When did Édouard de Villiers du Terrage die?

Édouard de Villiers du Terrage died on 19 April 1855 in Paris.

What was Édouard de Villiers du Terrage's occupation?

Édouard de Villiers du Terrage was an anthropologist, engineer of the French Corps of Bridges and Roads, archaeologist, explorer, military officer and egyptologist.

What nationality was Édouard de Villiers du Terrage?

Édouard de Villiers du Terrage was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Édouard de Villiers du Terrage

· Wikidata: Q2361706

· DBpedia: Édouard de Villiers du Terrage

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