Jean-Pierre Corteggiani (1942 – 15 March 2022) 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 ...

Career

In 1993, a dyke was to be built on the alleged site of the

Lighthouse of Alexandria The Lighthouse of Alexandria, sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria (; Ancient Greek: ὁ Φάρος τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας, contemporary Koine ), was a lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, during the re ...

. A rescue operation was entrusted to

Jean-Yves Empereur Jean-Yves Empereur (; born 1952) is a French archeologist. He studied classic literature in the University Paris IV Sorbonne (DEA, CAPES, Agrégation de lettres in 1975, Doctorat in archeology in 1977). He is a former member (since 1978) and ...

and Jean-Pierre Corteggiani to undertake a search campaign. In 2001, he was awarded the Jean-Édouard Goby Prize from the

Institut de France The (; ) is a French learned society, grouping five , including the Académie Française. It was established in 1795 at the direction of the National Convention. Located on the Quai de Conti in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, the institute m ...

for his works on ancient Egypt. He was director of IFAO’s scientific and technical relations until 2007. He was the author of several books and articles, he highlights his work in the book , a collective work on

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

published by Citadelles & Mazenod.

Selected publications

* ''The Egypt of the Pharaohs at the Cairo Museum'', Hachette, 1993 * ''Toutânkhamon : Le trésor'', collection « Découvertes Gallimard Hors série ». Éditions Gallimard, 2000 * ''Les Grandes Pyramides : Chronique d’un mythe'', collection «

Découvertes Gallimard (, ; in United Kingdom: ''New Horizons'', in United States: ''Abrams Discoveries'') is an editorial collection of illustrated monographic books published by the Éditions Gallimard in pocket format. The books are concise introductions to pa ...

» (nº 501), série Archéologie. Éditions Gallimard, 2006 ** US edition – ''The Great Pyramids'', “

Abrams Discoveries Abrams may refer to: * Abrams (surname), a list of notable people with the surname * '' Abrams v. United States'', 250 U.S. 616 (1919), U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding free speech during times of war * M1 Abrams, main battle tank * Abrams, Wi ...

” series. Harry N. Abrams, 2007 ** UK edition – '' The Pyramids of Giza: Facts, Legends and Mysteries'', ‘

New Horizons ''New Horizons'' is an Interplanetary spaceflight, interplanetary space probe that was launched as a part of NASA's New Frontiers program. Engineered by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and the Southwest Research ...

’ series. Thames & Hudson, 2007 * ''L’Égypte ancienne et ses dieux : Dictionnaire illustré'', Fayard, 2007

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Corteggiani, Jean-Pierre 1942 births 2022 deaths French Egyptologists Members of the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale