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Emmanuel de Rougé

1811 – 1872

French politician, philologist, and egyptologist

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Lived 1811 – 1872 (aged 61). Emmanuel de Rougé was a French professor, archaeologist, egyptologist, curator and orientalist.

Vicomte Olivier Charles Camille Emmanuel de Rouge (11 April 1811 – 27 December 1872) was a French Egyptologist, philologist and a member of the House of Rougé.

Biography He was born on 11 April 1811, in Paris, the son of Charles Camille Augustin de Rougé, Count de Rougé and Adelaide Charlotte de la Porte de Riantz (1790–1852).

He was a member of the Order of the Legion of Honour, member of the Institut de France, curator of the Egyptian Museum of the Louvre (1849), State Councillor (1854) and professor of Egyptian archaeology at the Collège de France (1864). He wrote several books on Egypt and its history.

He died on 27 December 1872, in Château de Bois-Dauphin to Precigne, Sarthe.

Busts of de Rouge are held in the Louvre and the Cairo Museum in Egypt.

Publications Mémoire sur l'inscription du tombeau d'Ahmès, chef des nautoniers (1851) Le Poème de Pentaour (1861) Rituel funéraire des anciens égyptiens (1861–1863) Recherches sur les monuments qu'on peut attribuer aux six premières dynasties de Manéthon (1865) Chrestomathie égyptienne, ou Choix de textes égyptiens transcrits, traduits et accompagnés d'un commentaire perpétuel et précédés d'un abrégé grammatical (1867–1876) Inscriptions hiéroglyphiques copiées en Égypte pendant la mission scientifique de M. le Vte Emmanuel de Rougé, publiées par M. le Vte Jacques de Rougé (4 volumes, 1877–1879) Œuvres diverses (6 volumes, 1907–1918)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Paris Law Faculty
Positions held
Second Empire senator, Curator, Councillor of State, Mayor of Précigné
Employers
Collège de France, Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre
Awards
Commander of the Legion of Honour; Knight of the Legion of Honour; Officer of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
Olivier-Charles-Camille-Emmanuel de Rougé, Viscount Olivier-Charles-Camille-Emmanuel de Rougé, Emmanuel de Rouge, Olivier-Charles-Camille-Emmanuel de Rouge, Viscount Olivier-Charles-Camille-Emmanuel de Rouge

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Emmanuel de Rougé?

French politician, philologist, and egyptologist (1811–1872)

When was Emmanuel de Rougé born?

Emmanuel de Rougé was born on 11 April 1811 in rue de Babylone.

When did Emmanuel de Rougé die?

Emmanuel de Rougé died on 27 December 1872 in castle of Bois Dauphin, Saint-Léonard-des-Bois.

What was Emmanuel de Rougé's occupation?

Emmanuel de Rougé was a professor, archaeologist, egyptologist, curator and orientalist.

What nationality was Emmanuel de Rougé?

Emmanuel de Rougé was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Emmanuel de Rougé

· Wikidata: Q2087467

· DBpedia: Emmanuel de Rougé

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