Serge Sauneron (3 January 1927 – 3 June 1976) 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 ...

. He was Director of the

Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale The Institut français d'archéologie orientale (or IFAO), also known as the French Institute for Oriental Archaeology in Cairo, is a French research institute based in Cairo, Egypt, dedicated to the study of the archaeology, history and language ...

from 1969 to 1976. Notable publications include his work on the Priests of Ancient Egypt, entitled, ''Les prêtres de l'ancienne Égypte'' (1957) and ''Les songes et leur interprétation'', published in 2 volumes (1959). He was killed in a car accident.Persee.fr
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French Egyptologists 1927 births 1976 deaths Road incident deaths in Egypt Members of the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale {{France-academic-bio-stub