Jean-Claude Goyon (2 August 1937 – 24 June 2021) was a French

Egyptologist Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , '' -logia''; ar, علم المصريات) is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious ...

Biography

After earning a doctoral degree in literature, Goyon became a research fellow at the

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and a professor of Egyptology at

Lumière University Lyon 2 Lumière University Lyon 2 (french: Université Lumière Lyon 2) is one of the three universities that comprise the current University of Lyon, having splintered from an older university of the same name, and is primarily based on two campuses in ...

. Goyon died in

Villeurbanne Villeurbanne (; frp, Velorbana) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after tha ...

on 24 June 2021 at the age of 83.

Publications

*''Le papyrus du Louvre n°3279'' (1966) *''Confirmation du pouvoir royal au nouvel an'' (1972) *''Rituels funéraires de l'ancienne Égypte, le rituel de l'embaumement, le rituel de l'ouverture de la bouche, les livres des respirations'' (1972) *''Ramesseum I et VI'' (1973) *''Confirmation du pouvoir royal au nouvel an'' (1974) *''Le secret des pyramides'' (1977) *''Les dieux-gardiens et la genèse des temples d'après les textes égyptiens de l'époque gréco-romaine, les soixante d'Edfou et les soixante dix sept dieux de Pharbaethos'' (1985) *''Les bâtisseurs de Karnak'' (1987) *''Un corps pour l'éternité. Autopsie d'une momie'' (1988) *''L'Égypte restituée, sites et temples de Haute-Égypte (1650 av. J.-C.-300 Ap. J.-C.)'' (1991) *''Amphores grecques archaïques de Gurna : à propos d'une publication récente'' (1992) *''Chirurgie religieuse ou thanatopraxie ? Données nouvelles sur la momification en Égypte et réflexions qu'elles impliquent'' (1992) *''L'Égypte restituée, Sites et temples des déserts, de la naissance de la civilisation pharaonique à l'époque gréco-romaine'' (1994) *''Remarques sur l'ouvrage de F. de Romanis'' (1996) *''L'Égypte restituée, sites, temples et pyramides de Moyenne et Basse Égypte de la naissance de la civilisation pharaonique à l'époque gréco-romaine'' (1997) *''Rê, Maât et pharaon ou Le destin de l'Égypte antique'' (1998) *''L'Égypte antique : À travers la collection de l'institut d'égyptologie Victor-Loret de Lyon'' (2007)

Distinctions

Prix Bordin The Prix Bordin is a series of prizes awarded annually by each of the five institutions making up the Institut Français since 1835. History The prize was created by Charles-Laurent Bordin, a notary in Paris from 1794 to 1820, who bequeathed 12,00 ...

(1973) *Knight of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

References

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