Jean-Pierre Corteggiani

Jean-Pierre Corteggiani (1942 – 15 March 2022) was a French Egyptologist.

Career In 1993, a dyke was to be built on the alleged site of the Lighthouse of Alexandria. A rescue operation was entrusted to Jean-Yves Empereur and Jean-Pierre Corteggiani to undertake a search campaign. In 2001, he was awarded the Jean-Édouard Goby Prize from the Institut de France for his works on ancient Egypt.

He was director of IFAO’s scientific and technical relations until 2007.

He was the author of several books and articles, he highlights his work in the book , a collective work on Cairo published by Citadelles & Mazenod.

Selected publications The Egypt of the Pharaohs at the Cairo Museum, Hachette, 1993 Toutânkhamon : Le trésor, collection « Découvertes Gallimard Hors série ». Éditions Gallimard, 2000 Les Grandes Pyramides : Chronique d’un mythe, collection « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 501), série Archéologie. Éditions Gallimard, 2006 US edition – The Great Pyramids, “Abrams Discoveries” series. Harry N. Abrams, 2007 UK edition – The Pyramids of Giza: Facts, Legends and Mysteries, ‘New Horizons’ series. Thames & Hudson, 2007 L’Égypte ancienne et ses dieux : Dictionnaire illustré, Fayard, 2007