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Pierre Jouguet

1869 – 1949

French Egyptologist

HellenistArchaeologist Epigrapher
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Lived 1869 – 1949 (aged 80). Pierre Jouguet was a French hellenist, archaeologist, epigrapher, historian, egyptologist and papyrologist.

Pierre Jouguet (14 May 1869 – 9 July 1949) was a French Egyptologist and classical philologist. In 1890 he studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, obtaining his agrégation for grammar in 1893. For three years thereafter he was associated with the École française d’Athènes, followed by work at the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale in Cairo (1896–97). From 1898 to 1910, he was a lecturer of grammar and philology at the Faculty of Arts in Lille. On 8 June 1911 he received his doctorate of letters at the Sorbonne, subsequently serving as a professor of ancient history and papyrology in Lille (1911–1914 and 1918–1920). From 1920 to 1933, he was a professor of papyrology at the Sorbonne, meanwhile serving as director of the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale (1928-1940). From 1937 to 1949, he was a professor at Fouad I University in Cairo. He was also founder of the Société royale égyptienne de Papyrologie and co-founder of the Société française d’Égyptologie and the Institut international de Recherches hellénistiques.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Hellenist, archaeologist, epigrapher, historian, Egyptologist, papyrologist
Nationality
Education
École Normale Supérieure
Positions held
Director
Employers
Cairo University, University of Paris
Awards
Commander of the Legion of Honour; Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Honorary doctorate

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Pierre Jouguet's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Pierre Jouguet?

French Egyptologist

When was Pierre Jouguet born?

Pierre Jouguet was born on 14 May 1869 in Bessèges.

When did Pierre Jouguet die?

Pierre Jouguet died on 9 July 1949 in Paris.

What was Pierre Jouguet's occupation?

Pierre Jouguet was a hellenist, archaeologist, epigrapher, historian, egyptologist and papyrologist.

What nationality was Pierre Jouguet?

Pierre Jouguet was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pierre Jouguet

· Wikidata: Q18206796

· DBpedia: Pierre Jouguet

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