Christian E. Loeben (* 22 December 1961) is a German
Egyptologist.
Loeben studied Egyptology and
art history at the
Free University of Berlin from 1980 to 1985. Subsequently he was employed as an academic
tour guide. From 1992 until 2003 he was a lecturer of Egyptology at
Humboldt University of Berlin, filling in for the vacant professorship of Egyptology for his last two semesters. Here also in 1999 he received his doctorate with a dissertation entitled ''Beobachtungen zu Kontext und Funktion königlicher Statuen im
Amun-Tempel von
Karnak'' (Studies in the Context and Function of Royal Statues in the Temple of Amun at Karnak). Since 2004 he has been curator of the Egyptological collection of the
Museum August Kestner and visiting lecturer at the
University of Göttingen. Loeben is especially involved in popular engagement with Egyptology, appearing frequently in the media as an expert on Egyptological questions and offering many public lectures.
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Publications
* ''Beobachtungen zu Kontext und Funktion königlicher Statuen im Amun-Tempel von Karnak.'' (Studies in the Context and Function of Royal Statues in the Temple of Amun at Karnak) Wodtke und Stegbauer, Leipzig 2001,
* with André B. Wiese. ''Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo! Die ägyptische Sammlung des Konditorei- und Kaffeehaus-Besitzers Achille Groppi (1890 - 1949).'' (Delights of Cairo! The Egyptian Collection of Pastry chef and Barrista Achille Groppi (1890 - 1949)). Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner, Basel/ Hannover 2008, , und
* with Sven Kappel. ''Die Pflanzen im altägyptischen Garten. Ein Bestandskatalog der ägyptischen Sammlung im Museum August Kestner.'' (The Plants of Ancient Egyptian Gardens. A Catalogue of the Egyptian Collection of the Museum August Kestner). Leidorf, Rahden 2009,
* ''Die Ägypten-Sammlung des Museum August Kestner und ihre (Kriegs-)Verluste.'' (The Egypt-Collection of Museum August and its (War) Casualties). Series: ''Museum Kestnerianum'' Vol. 15. Leidorf, Rahden 2011,
Notes
External links
in the German National Library Catalogue
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German Egyptologists
Museum August Kestner
1961 births
Living people
German male non-fiction writers
Free University of Berlin alumni
Archaeologists from Berlin