About Serge Sauneron
Lived 1927 – 1976 (aged 49). Serge Sauneron was a French egyptologist, archaeologist and researcher.
Serge Sauneron (3 January 1927 – 3 June 1976) was a French Egyptologist. He was Director of the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale from 1969 to 1976. Notable publications include his work on the Priests of Ancient Egypt, entitled, Les prêtres de l'ancienne Égypte and Les songes et leur interprétation, published in 2 volumes (1959).
He was killed in a car accident on 3 June 1976.
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Who was Serge Sauneron?
French egyptologist (1927–1976)
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Serge Sauneron was born on 3 January 1927 in Paris, 13th arrondissement of Paris.
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Serge Sauneron died on 3 June 1976 in Cairo.
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Serge Sauneron was an egyptologist, archaeologist and researcher.
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Serge Sauneron was French.
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