Michel Egloff

Michel Egloff (29 January 1941 – 29 July 2021) was a Swiss prehistorian. He founded the Musée d'archéologie de Neuchâtel, which houses the archeological service of the Canton of Neuchâtel. He was chair of prehistoric archeology at the University of Neuchâtel, where he retired from in 2006 and became an honorary professor. He also founded the archeology museum Laténium in Hauterive.

Biography Egloff was born to parents who were teachers in Vevey. He studied literature at the University of Lausanne and subsequently worked as an archeologist for the Canton of Vaud. He carried out his first excavations in Avenches, followed by six months of leave in order to graduate from university. As a student, he was a professors' assistant and helped discovery vestiges of ceramic industry in Avenches. His doctoral thesis was supervised by Professor André Leroi-Gourhan, participated in the excavation of the . He assisted in the discovery of cave paintings in Lascaux. He became passionate with the mix of mythology and religion in prehistoric works.

Egloff died on 29 July 2021 at the age of 80.

Publications Kellia : la poterie copte : quatre siècles d'artisanat et d'échanges en Basse-Egypte (1977) Des premiers chasseurs au début du christianisme (1989) Laténium pour l'archéologie : le nouveau Parc et Musée d’archéologie de Neuchâtel (2001) Laténium - Guide de visite (2010)