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Jean Maspero

1885 – 1915

French papyrologist and Egyptologist

Philologist Linguist Papyrologist
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About Jean Maspero

Lived 1885 – 1915 (aged 29). Jean Maspero was a French philologist, linguist, papyrologist, egyptologist and egyptology.

Jean Maspero (20 December 1885 – 17 February 1915) was an early 20th-century French papyrologist. He was the son of Egyptologist Gaston Maspero and his wife née Louise d'Estournelles de Constant (sister of Paul d'Estournelles de Constant, winner of the 1909 Nobel Peace Prize) and brother of Henri and Georges Maspero.

Works 1912: Organisation militaire de l'Égypte Byzantine, In-8, 157 p. (Paris, ) 1914: Horapollon et la fin du paganisme égyptien, Bulletin de l‘Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, n° 11, (p. 163–195). 1916: Papyrus grecs d'époque Byzantine, Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes, imprimerie de l‘Institut français d'archéologie orientale,

1932: Fouilles exécutées à Bawit by Jean Maspero, notes ordered and edited by Étienne Drioton. Premier fascicule, Institut français d'archéologie orientale.

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Who was Jean Maspero?

French papyrologist and Egyptologist (1885-1915)

When was Jean Maspero born?

Jean Maspero was born on 20 December 1885 in Paris.

When did Jean Maspero die?

Jean Maspero died on 17 February 1915 in Vauquois.

What was Jean Maspero's occupation?

Jean Maspero was a philologist, linguist, papyrologist, egyptologist and egyptology.

What nationality was Jean Maspero?

Jean Maspero was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jean Maspero

· Wikidata: Q16038577

· DBpedia: Jean Maspero

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