Vladimir Golenishchev

Vladimir Semyonovich Golenishchev (; 29 January 1856 – 5 August 1947), formerly also known as Wladimir or Woldemar Golenischeff, was one of the first and one of the most accomplished Russian Egyptologists. He was one of the founders of the Cairo School of Egyptology and one of the most recognized authorities of the schools of Assyriology and Egyptology in Russia.

Early life and education Golenishchev, the son of a well-to-do merchant was born in St. Petersburg. Golenishchev's father, Semyon Vasilyevich Golenishchev (1821–1858), owned a sizable weaving and paper-spinning enterprise on the Obvodny Canal. The mostly self-taught Egyptologist found his first ancient Egyptian monument at the age of 14 and published his first article about papyrus in 1874 at the age of eighteen. The most well-known document he discovered was the Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor.

Contributions to hieroglyphic decipherment In 1874, Golenischev published his first article and in 1877 he published valuable work on Metternich Stela. ''' His papers are held at the Pushkin Museum, at the Centre Wladimir Golenischeff in Paris, France, and also at the Griffith Institute in Oxford, England. Golenishchev remains considered the first and most accomplished Russian Egyptologist and is revered for his dedicated work restoring, cataloging, and researching ancient Egyptian monuments.