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Champollion, Jean-François, 1790-1832

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Personal name headingChampollion, Jean-François, 1790-1832
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Variant(s)Champollion, le jeune, 1790-1832
Champollion, J.-F. (Jean-François), 1790-1832
Birth date1790-12-23
Death date1832-03-04
Field of activityEgyptology
Profession or occupationEgyptologists
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Old catalog heading: Champollion, Jean François, 1790-1832.
Found inHis Lettres et journaux écrits pendant le voyage d'Egypte, c1986: t.p. (Jean-François Champollion) cover (J.-F. Champollion)
Wikipedia, Dec. 3, 2021 (Jean-François Champollion, also known as Champollion le jeune ('the Younger'; 23 December 1790-4 March 1832), was a French scholar, philologist and orientalist, known primarily as the decipherer of Egyptian hieroglyphs and a founding figure in the field of Egyptology.
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