Jean Francois Champollion, French historian, linguist and Egyptologist, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Jean Francois Champollion, French historian, linguist and Egyptologist, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

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Jean Francois Champollion, French historian, linguist and Egyptologist, 19th century. Champollion (1790-1832) is regarded as the founder of scientific Egyptology. In 1822-1824 he worked on deciphering the inscriptions on the Rosetta Stone, the key to understanding Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.


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  1. Jean-Francois Champollion: French: Archaeologist, linguist, egyptologist

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  1. Engraving

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  1. Portrait

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  1. 000871
  1. 0390003037
  1. 1-155-993
  1. 1155993
  1. 3037

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